Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Lake County, Ohio.

Waiting List
Closed: Lake County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Unknown: RAD Multifamily Other Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Lake County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from November 14, 2023, until November 20, 2023. This waiting list was last open in June, 2021. 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:

  • Family Unification Program Youth whose FUP voucher is expiring and will have a lack of adequate housing as a result of voucher expiration. (16 points)
  • Families who are currently living in non-subsidized housing. (4 points)
  • Residency preference: families who live, work, or have been hired to work in Lake County, Ohio. (3 points)
  • Families or persons who are 62 years of age or over or are considered disabled under federal law. (3 points)
  • Families who are employed, outside of Lake County, Ohio. (2 points)
  • Veteran preference: except as provided in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government in the selection of tenants for housing projects, Lake MHA shall give preference, as among applicants equal in need and eligible for occupancy of the dwelling and at the rent involved, to families of honorably discharged veterans and active servicemen, including families of deceased veterans who were honorably discharged or killed as a serviceman. (2 points)
  • Victims of domestic violence: The Lake MHA will offer a preference to families that have been subjected to or victimized by a member of the family or household within the past 24 months. Lake MHA will require evidence that the family has been displaced as a result of fleeing violence in the home. Families are also eligible for this preference if there is proof that the family is currently living in a situation where they are being subjected to or victimized by violence in the home. The following criteria are used to establish a family’s eligibility for this preference: (1 point)
    • Actual or threatened physical violence directed against the applicant or the applicant’s family by a spouse, or other household member who lives in the unit with the family.
    • The actual or threatened violence must have occurred within the past 24 months, with supporting documentation (police reports, documentation from a domestic violence shelter or other documentation as deemed usable by the PHA) or be of a continuing nature.
    • The applicant who lives in a violent neighborhood or is fearful of other violence outside the household is not considered displaced because of domestic violence
    • To qualify for this preference, the abuser must still reside in the unit from which the victim was displaced. The applicant must certify that the abuser will not reside with the applicant unless Lake MHA gives prior written approval.
    • The Lake MHA will approve the return of the abuser to the household after Lake MHA verifies that the abuser has received therapy or counseling that appears to minimize the likelihood of recurrence of violent behavior, and a counselor or therapist recommends, in writing, that the individual will be allowed to reside with the family
  • Displaced families from federally declared disaster areas, in accordance with HUD guidelines (16 points)
  • Mainstream Voucher: Non-elderly persons with disabilities who have previously experienced homelessness and currently a client in a permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing project (16 points)

2,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LMHA public notice on October 26, 2023.

Closed: Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) waiting list for the Section 8 mainstream Housing Choice Voucher apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from July 27, 2020 until August 10, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: This opening was only for individuals and families who have a family member who: Is non-elderly (between ages 18 and 61), and has a verifiable disability.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the online paper application.
  2. Pick up an application from outside the LMHA administrative office.

Once the application was completed, it was postmarked by August 10, 2020 and mailed to the LMHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

25 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LMHA public notice, as of July 24, 2020.

Unknown: RAD Multifamily Other Waiting List

About The Agency

Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,507 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 7:30am-6:00pm
Tuesday 7:30am-6:00pm
Wednesday 7:30am-6:00pm
Thursday 7:30am-6:00pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

189 1st Street, Painesville, OH

Visit Website(440) 354-3347

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 1,116 low-income households. The agency manages 1,552 Housing Choice Vouchers and -1 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority households.

How many Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 323 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 915 female-headed renter households living in Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority renters?

Black 502
White 558
Hispanic 45

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 301 households headed by seniors served by the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority housing?

There are 334 persons with disabilities living in Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority?

The Lake Metropolitan 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.

How often does Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 14, 2023 and closed on November 20, 2023.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority

Jackson Towers

200 W Jackson St, Painesville, Ohio 44077