Lansing Housing Commission

This housing agency serves Dewitt, East Lansing, Grand Ledge, Haslett, Holt, Lansing, Okemos, Williamston, Michigan.

Waiting List
Closed: Greater Lansing Area, Michigan Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Multiple Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: South Washington Park and Mount Vernon Park Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Application Limit: Capital City Apartments, Efficiencies and 1-Bedroom, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Other Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Greater Lansing Area, Michigan Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from November 17, 2023 until November 22, 2023. This waiting list was last open in June, 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Residency, 1 Point.
  • Living in Substandard Housing, 2 Points.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LHC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness public notice on November 13, 2023.

Closed: Multiple Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Multiple waiting lists from March 7, 2024, until March 11, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following properties:

  • Woodward Way - located in East Lansing, MI. Offering 1-Bedroom units
  • Homes and Duplexes - located throughout the City of Lansing. Offering 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom units.
  • Stadium North - located in Lansing, MI. Offering 1-Bedroom units
  • Stadium North Senior - located in Lansing, MI. Offering 1-Bedroom units for seniors 55 and older.

There were two ways to apply while the waitlist was open:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Apply in person at the LHC office.

250 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LHC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LHC public notice on March 7, 2024.

Closed: South Washington Park and Mount Vernon Park Public Housing Waiting List

The Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) South Washington Park 1 Bedroom, and Mount Vernon Park 3 Bedroom Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from August 26, 2019, until September 5, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the LHC Public Housing page, or the LHC website.

Open Until Application Limit: Capital City Apartments, Efficiencies and 1-Bedroom, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Other Waiting List

The Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) is accepting Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list applications for Efficiencies and 1-Bedroom apartments for Capital City Apartments from November 13, 2023, until 200 applications have been received. 

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

  1. Pick up an application in person at Capital City Apartments, located at 3200 South Washington Ave Lansing, MI 48910, from 1:00 pm , until 4:30 pm. Monday-Friday.
  2. Pick up an application in person at Lansing Housing Commission Main Office, located at 419 Cherry Lansing, MI, from 1:00 pm , until 4:30 pm. Monday-Friday.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

  1. Hand delivered to Capital City Apartments, located at 3200 South Washington Ave Lansing, MI 48910, from 1:00 pm , until 4:30 pm. Monday-Friday.
  2. Hand delivered to Lansing Housing Commission Main Office, located at 419 Cherry Lansing, MI, from 1:00 pm , until 4:30 pm. Monday-Friday.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Elderly and Disabled

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LHC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LHC public notice on November 13, 2023.

About The Agency

Lansing Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 2,697 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

310 Seymour Avenue, Lansing, MI

Visit Website(517) 487-6550

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Lansing Housing Commission?

Lansing Housing Commission serves 1,929 low-income households. The agency manages 2,185 Housing Choice Vouchers and -15 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Lansing Housing Commission?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Lansing Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Lansing Housing Commission households.

How many Lansing Housing Commission residents are employed?

Working adults head 636 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Lansing Housing Commission.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Lansing Housing Commission?

There are 1562 female-headed renter households living in Lansing Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Lansing Housing Commission.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Lansing Housing Commission renters?

Black 1,312
Asian-Pacific Islander 19
White 463
Hispanic 135

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Lansing Housing Commission?

There are 308 households headed by seniors served by the Lansing Housing Commission. Senior households are 16% of households in Lansing Housing Commission housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Lansing Housing Commission housing?

There are 385 persons with disabilities living in Lansing Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Lansing Housing Commission.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Lansing Housing Commission?

The Lansing Housing Commission is rated as a standard 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.

How often does Lansing Housing Commission open new waiting lists?

Lansing Housing Commission’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 17, 2023 and closed on November 22, 2023.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Lansing Housing Commission

Capital City Apartments

3200 S Washington Ave, Lansing, Michigan 48910

Mt Vernon

3338 N Waverly Rd, Lansing, Michigan 48906

Hildabrandt Park

3122 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906

LaRoy Froh Townhouses

2400 Reo Rd, Lansing, Michigan 48911