This housing agency serves Covington, Louisiana.
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Housing Authority of City of Covington provides affordable housing for up to 209 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
303 West 33rd Avenue, Covington, LA
(985) 898-0345Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of City of Covington serves 155 low-income households. The agency manages 164 Housing Choice Vouchers and 47 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Housing Authority of City of Covington. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Housing Authority of City of Covington households.
Working adults head 65 households and make up 42 percent of households served by Housing Authority of City of Covington.
There are 125 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of City of Covington housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Housing Authority of City of Covington.
| Black | 133 |
| White | 22 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 58 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of City of Covington. Senior households are 38% of households in Housing Authority of City of Covington housing.
There are 26 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of City of Covington housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Housing Authority of City of Covington.
The Housing Authority of City of Covington is rated as a troubled 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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Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Tangala Tonya Mcfashion says:
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