This housing agency serves Nelson County, North Dakota.
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The Nelson County Housing Authority (NCHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The NCHA offers one public housing community with 25 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to obtain a public housing application:1. Visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 208 Main St N, Lakota, ND 58344, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling (701) 247-2293 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include these copies with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The NCHA does not have a preference: Your application is placed by date and time received.For more information the NCHA can be reached by calling (701) 247-2293 during normal office hours.
Nelson County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 25 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
208 Main Street, Lakota, ND
(701) 247-2293Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Nelson County Housing Authority serves 22 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 22 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Nelson County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Nelson County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 9 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Nelson County Housing Authority.
There are 18 female-headed renter households living in Nelson County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Nelson County Housing Authority.
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There are 12 households headed by seniors served by the Nelson County Housing Authority. Senior households are 55% of households in Nelson County Housing Authority housing.
There are 1 persons with disabilities living in Nelson County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 8% of households served by the Nelson County Housing Authority.
The Nelson County Housing Authority 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Karan King says:
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