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Open for Applications, Work Orders and Questions: Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed for lunch Noon-1:00 pm. Please call 870-793-9104.
Residents can pay rent by mail or make an appointment to come in to pay rent. Cash is not accepted; payment must be by cashier check or personal check.
Residents are invited to set up an automatic bank draft to pay rent. To establish this payment method, please call for an appointment to come in and complete the necessary forms.
Batesville Housing Authority
Batesville, Arkansas
Our Mission:
The mission of Batesville Housing Authority is to provide adequate and affordable housing.
What We Do:The Batesville Housing Authority (BHA) provides housing through the Public Housing Program in the City of Batesville.
Public Housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford.
Batesville Housing Authority only is designated to accept applications from 62 years old or older elderly or persons designated totally disabled. The Social Security Administration defines totally disabled.
BHA does not participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
Where We AreBHA administers 134 housing units at four locations. Click on property name to view photographs.
How to ApplyApplications are accepted in the BHA office Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm. We are closed for lunch from Noon - 1:00pm. Please call 870-793-9104 if you have questions.
MaintenanceIf there is a serious threat to life, safety or health of residents please call 911.
For non-life threatening emergencies and standard maintenance requests, please call 870-793-9104. For after-hours emergency maintenance requests please call 870-612-7668 or 870-384-4329.
Batesville, ArkansasLocated along the shores of the White River, Batesville is a small community located in the north central section of the state about 90 miles from Little Rock. Batesville is the second oldest city in the state and served as the point of entry to the interior of northern Arkansas. The City of Batesville provides information about each city department and resident resources.
The Batesville School District is made up of seven schools serving students from Pre-K – 12th Grade.
Batesville is also the home of Lyon College, a nationally ranked undergraduate liberal arts college, and the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB).
Popular events and sites include the Arkansas Scottish Festival hosted by Lyon College, Old Independence Regional Museum, the historic Melba Theater, Batesville Community Center & Aquatics Park, and the Mark Martin NASCAR Museum.
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Domestic Violence Protections:
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) expands housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Changes under VAWA 2013 include extending protections to survivors of sexual assault; allowing survivors who remain in the unit to establish eligibility or find new housing when a lease is bifurcated; providing survivors with emergency transfers; and additional notification to applicants and tenants of housing rights under VAWA. While these changes substantially extend VAWA's coverage to include most affordable housing programs, they provide no protection to tenants in private market-rate housing but do apply to tenants with vouchers in private market-housing.
BHA will provide all protection under VAWA 2013 to program participants and family members of program participants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking from being evicted or terminated from housing assistance based on acts of such violence against them. Learn more about VAWA here.
No Smoking Policy:
Batesville Housing Authority (BHA) buildings, rental units, and all property are smoke-free. Smoking includes inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted smoking device. This also includes the use of E-cigarettes, vapor emitting devices, and hookahs.
No Smoking Policy:
Batesville Housing Authority (BHA) buildings, rental units, and all property are smoke-free. Smoking includes inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted smoking device. This also includes the use of E-cigarettes, vapor emitting devices, and hookahs.