SPHA Housing Waiting Lists

South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) owns and/or manages over 700 units of housing scattered throughout the City of South Portland, Maine and 60 units located in Scarborough, Maine. These units are made up of different housing programs/projects which are administered by SPHA and listed in the chart below. 

Program
Eligibility
*Income Limits also apply
Units Available
Waiting List

Public Housing
(250 units)
55 yrs. and older
Handicapped
Disabled
Efficiency,
1, and 2
bedroom units
Accepting Applications!
Mill Cove
(82 units)
62 yrs. and older
Handicapped
Disabled
1 and 2
bedroom units
Accepting Applications!
Adam Court
(10 units)
Handicapped
2 bedroom units
Accepting Applications!
Ridgeland Estates
(80 units)
55 yrs. and older
1 bedroom units
Accepting Applications!
Ridgeland Gardens
(44 units)
55 yrs. and older
1 bedroom units
Accepting Applications!

Betsy Ross House
(123 units)
&
BRH Project-Based Vouchers

62 yrs. and older
1 bedroom units
Accepting Applications!
Call (207) 767-4955
Thornton Heights Commons
(42 units)
55 yrs. and older
Handicapped
Disabled
Families
One person households
1, 2, and 3 bedroom units
CLOSED
Scattered Sites Project-Based Vouchers
(42 units)

Preference for Families with Minor Children or Dependents

2, 3, and 4 bedroom units  Accepting Applications! 
RAD Project-Based Vouchers
(54 units)

Preference for Families with Minor Children or Dependents

Preference for Elderly or Disabled
(235 Broadway only)

1, 2, and 3 bedroom units Accepting Applications!

Jocelyn Place
(60 units)
&
Jocelyn Place PBV’s
Scarborough, ME

55 yrs. and older

1 bedroom units  Accepting Applications! 

SPHA has the following preferences in addition to those listed above: Residency (live or work in South Portland); Veterans; Victims of a federally declared natural disaster. 

Jocelyn Place also has the following additional preferences: Residency (live or work in Scarborough); Applicants on a Section 8 or Public Housing Waiting List.

Project-Based Vouchers for Betsy Ross House, Thornton Heights Commons and Jocelyn Place have a preference for In-Place Residents.