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The Clayton County Board of Commissioners created HACC in 1982

The mission of the Housing Authority of Clayton County (HACC) is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low to moderate-income residents of Clayton County.  Inherent in this mission is the Authority's vision "to make a difference in the community, one family at a time."

The Housing Authority offers programs and incentives designed to support HUD's decent, safe, and sanitary (DSS) Housing Quality standards. 

As a response to the growing need for emergency home rehabilitation services, HACC Board of Commissioners authorized funds for an in-house program. The Housing Urgency Grant (HUG) Program is designed to assist local low-income homeowners with home repairs that represent an immediate threat to their health, welfare, or safety.  

As a response to the continuous financial hardships that many Clayton County residents are experiencing, HACC Board of Commissioners authorized funds for an in-house program to assist with rent, mortgage, or utility payments. Due to the growing need and limited funds the Emergency Assistance Program (EAP), is designed to serve as gap support for housing stability and will only cover a 30-day window at this time.

What We Do

HACC has been a leading provider and/or facilitator of housing redevelopment and rehabilitation in Clayton County
The Authority was created by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners initially to act as a financial "conduit" providing tax-exempt financing for developers seeking to construct or rehabilitate multifamily housing developments. Projects financed through the HACC are intended to provide quality, affordable housing for Clayton County citizens.

In addition, HACC has been a leading provider and/or facilitator of housing redevelopment and rehabilitation in Clayton County, with experience in the administration of federal and local programs that are designed to address potential urban blight, neighborhood deterioration, substandard housing construction, all while enhancing the overall quality of life and economic development in Clayton County and the metro Atlanta region.

More specifically, the "programs" of HACC have included those whereby the Authority's role is as a local administrator for federally funded housing programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), namely the Department's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs. These programs provide federal dollars for the rehabilitation of distressed local residences needing emergency repairs, retrofitting to accommodate seniors and citizens with disabilities, and rehab to raise the quality of home construction so that all residences are within code and able to maintain current and projected property values. Note: HACC is not currently administering any federally funded housing rehabilitation programs.

In addition, HACC programs include locally funded rehabilitation of multi-family and single-family residences, with program income provided by Authority revenues garnered from bond fees paid by developers and income from Premier Garden Apartment Homes in College Park, which is owned and operated by HACC through its Facilities Holding Company. The Authority's primary home rehab efforts are facilitated through Housing Urgency Grants (HUG), which provide grants to local, qualified homeowners to rehabilitate their residences when they are in need of emergency repairs, are not up to code, and/or may threaten the health and welfare of inhabitants.

Unlike similar organizations, HACC does not administer public housing or Section 8 housing vouchers. The administrator of public housing & Section 8 vouchers in Clayton County is the Jonesboro Housing Authority. That office can be reached at 770.478.7282.

Who We Are

The Housing Authority of Clayton County (HACC) is an independent, autonomous agency created by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners (BOC) under Georgia Law to stimulate economic growth in Clayton County, Georgia (USA), by providing quality, safe and affordable housing for its residents.

HACC is governed by its own five-member Board of Commissioners, appointed to five-year terms by the Clayton County Commission, to determine the policies and programs in accordance with the bylaws of this autonomous agency.

HACC is operated day-to-day by a staff of professionals and their contractors, with leadership provided by Mandala Jones, Executive Director.

The Executive Director is responsible for the daily operations and administration of the Authority, as well as handling personnel and other matters as needed. The Rehabilitation Programs Coordinator handles the administration of any federally funded programs, such as those of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and those programs funded locally by the Authority. HACC works with local contractors who are qualified to provide the lowest cost construction management and general contracting services for all of its rehabilitation programs.

Growing into Independence as a local administrator of federal housing programs
In 1998, HACC was approached by the Clayton County Director of Economic Development to administer the federal HOME and CDBG Programs. At that time, the County was part of the Georgian Urban Counties Consortium that included Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett Counties, as well as a few other metro Atlanta cities. Clayton County and its Housing Authority were part of this Consortium until 2000. At this time, Fulton County chose to withdraw from the consortium and stand alone. Therefore, Clayton County was no longer contiguous with the other consortium members, so HACC could not continue its participation.

In order for the County to stand alone as Fulton County did, it had to meet a threshold designed by a HUD formula. That threshold was $30,000 short at the time the County sought this independent administrative positioning, so in good faith, the Housing Authority contributed the $30,000 to the County in order that it - through the HACC - could continue administering the CDBG and HOME Programs for the benefit of local residents in need. HACC then served as the local administrator of the CDBG funds through 2007.

Economic and Quality Of Life Impact

HACC has a direct and indirect impact - in a number of ways - on the economic development and quality of life in Clayton County. By serving as a financial conduit to provide tax-exempt financing for developers, the Authority helped to facilitate the construction and redevelopment of quality, affordable housing for residents of Clayton County.

In addition, through the successful ownership and operation of its Premier Garden Apartment Homes and Pointe South Apartments, the Authority is afforded revenues to invest in a number of programs for local families. Furthermore, the Authority has a history of successfully administering federal home rehabilitation programs, bringing tax dollars back to Clayton County, where they are reinvesting in upgrading the community's current housing stock.

Indirectly, by serving as one of the leading agencies for home rehabilitation and neighborhood redevelopment in Clayton County, the Housing Authority helps prevent neighborhood blight and falling property values for the benefit of local residents and property owners.

Further diversification of HACC housing program portfolio

Other programs created and administered by HACC include the Alternative Housing Funding Program, the Housing Urgency Grants (HUG) Program, and the Student Housing Initiative Program (SHIP), operated in conjunction with the Clayton County School System.  For the last several years, HACC also has received funds for its County Funded Rehab Program.