This housing agency serves Carroll County, Choctaw County, Clay County, Grenada County, Lowndes County, Montgomery County, Oktibbeha County, Webster County, Winston County, Mississippi.
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Please note: The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV covers the following counties: Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Greanada, Loundes, Montgomery, Okibbeha, Webster and Winston County, MS.
The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV (MRHA IV) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. This waiting list is open indefinitely.
To apply, download the application here, then print and complete.
Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed to PO Box 1051, Columbus, MS 39703.
No documents are needed at this time.
The MRHA IV does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list; displaced by Hurricane Rita or Katrina, involuntarily displaced, or living in substandard conditions.
More information can be found by visiting the MRHA IV website at http://www.mrh4.com/, or calling 662-327-4121 during normal office hours.
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV provides affordable housing for up to 2,920 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
2845 South Frontage Road, Columbus, MS
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Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV serves 2,258 low-income households. The agency manages 2,656 Housing Choice Vouchers and 373 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV households.
Working adults head 541 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV.
There are 2054 female-headed renter households living in Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV housing. Households headed by females are 91% of those served by the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV.
| Black | 2,168 |
| White | 90 |
There are 406 households headed by seniors served by the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV. Senior households are 18% of households in Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV housing.
There are 496 persons with disabilities living in Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV.
The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV 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.
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