This housing agency serves Ola, Arkansas.
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The Ola Housing Authority (OHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The OHA offers one Public Housing community with 121 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.Please note: This waiting list has preferences. This means that applicants who qualify for these preferences will receive assistance before applicants who do not. Because of there preferences, it is likely applicants who do qualify will have a long wait to receive assistance, or will not receive assistance from this office.To apply, visit the OHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 102 S 5th St., Ola, AR 72853, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The OHA does have a preference for: Elderly.Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.For more information, call the OHA office at (479) 489-5432 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Ola Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 122 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
102 5th Street, Ola, AR
(479) 489-5432Section 8 Application Checklist
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Ola Housing Authority serves 98 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 98 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 45 percent of households served by Ola Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 72 percent of Ola Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 34 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Ola Housing Authority.
There are 73 female-headed renter households living in Ola Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Ola Housing Authority.
| Black | 1 |
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 89 |
| Hispanic | 7 |
There are 37 households headed by seniors served by the Ola Housing Authority. Senior households are 38% of households in Ola Housing Authority housing.
There are 21 persons with disabilities living in Ola Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Ola Housing Authority.
The Ola Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
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