Metro West Housing Solutions

This housing agency serves Lakewood, Colorado.

Waiting List
Closed: Lakewood, Colorado Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Indy Street Flats Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Lakewood, Colorado Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Lakewood, Colorado.

Metro West Housing Solutions (MHS) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from July 18, 2024, until July 31, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen. 

Income Qualification

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $45,650 | 5 Persons $70,450
  • 2 Persons $52,200 | 6 Persons $75,650
  • 3 Persons $58,700 | 7 Person $80,850
  • 4 Persons $65,200 | 

Preferences

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selection Process

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

Application Method

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER LOTTERY NEXT STEPS

If you applied, please log in to this website: MWHS Portal using the username and password that you created when you applied to see if your submission was drawn.

If your submission was drawn in the lottery, your status for the 2024 lottery will show "On List." MWHS will notify you by mail to complete a full application when your application is ready to be processed. At that time, all pre-application information will be verified. Make sure to update your pre-application with any new details using your original username and password. If your email or mail comes back as undeliverable, or if there is no response because you changed your email address or moved and mail was not forwarded, your file will be canceled, and you will need to reapply when the waiting list reopens.

If your submission was not drawn for this year’s lottery, your status will state “Removed” upon logging in. You can reapply to the lottery using your original username and password when it opens again. Keep checking back to this website for the next lottery opening.

For more information, visit the MHS website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHS public notice on July 10, 2024.

Closed: Indy Street Flats Other Project Based Waiting List

The Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) waiting list for apartments at Indy Street Flats is currently closed. Pre-applications were last accepted from October 28, 2019, until October 29, 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 pre-application. No paper pre-applications were available or accepted.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

1 person $32,500 - $39,000 | 5 person  $50,150 - $60,1802 person $37,150 - $44,580 | 6 person $53,580 - $64,6203 person $41,800 - $50,160 | 7 person $57,550 - $69,0604 person $46,400 - $55,680 |

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the MWHS website.

About The Agency

Metro West Housing Solutions provides affordable housing for up to 1,411 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

575 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO

Visit Website(303) 987-7580

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Metro West Housing Solutions?

Metro West Housing Solutions serves 1,135 low-income households. The agency manages 1,419 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Metro West Housing Solutions?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Metro West Housing Solutions. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Metro West Housing Solutions households.

How many Metro West Housing Solutions residents are employed?

Working adults head 340 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Metro West Housing Solutions.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Metro West Housing Solutions?

There are 930 female-headed renter households living in Metro West Housing Solutions housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Metro West Housing Solutions.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Metro West Housing Solutions renters?

Black 159
Native American 23
Asian-Pacific Islander 34
White 420
Hispanic 511

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Metro West Housing Solutions?

There are 397 households headed by seniors served by the Metro West Housing Solutions. Senior households are 35% of households in Metro West Housing Solutions housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Metro West Housing Solutions housing?

There are 261 persons with disabilities living in Metro West Housing Solutions housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Metro West Housing Solutions.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Metro West Housing Solutions?

The Metro West Housing Solutions is rated as a high 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 Metro West Housing Solutions open new waiting lists?

Metro West Housing Solutions’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 18, 2024 and closed on July 31, 2024.

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