This housing agency serves Lake Wales, Florida.
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| Closed: Lake Wales, Florida Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: 1 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Lake Wales Housing Authority (LWHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one day in June, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Lake Wales, FL is about 45 miles southwest of Orlando, FL, and 60 miles east of Tampa, FL.
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 LWHA website.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental housing assistance in Lake Wales, Florida.
The Lake Wales Housing Authority (LWHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 1 and 3-Bedroom apartments from May 18, 2023, until June 18, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have been confirmed.
It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the LWHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LWHA website on May 15, 2023.
Lake Wales Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 244 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
10 West Sessoms Avenue, Lake Wales, FL
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Lake Wales Housing Authority serves 354 low-income households. The agency manages 202 Housing Choice Vouchers and 163 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 55 percent of households served by Lake Wales Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 79 percent of Lake Wales Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 138 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Lake Wales Housing Authority.
There are 325 female-headed renter households living in Lake Wales Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 92% of those served by the Lake Wales Housing Authority.
| Black | 266 |
| White | 21 |
| Hispanic | 67 |
There are 88 households headed by seniors served by the Lake Wales Housing Authority. Senior households are 25% of households in Lake Wales Housing Authority housing.
There are 56 persons with disabilities living in Lake Wales Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 16% of households served by the Lake Wales Housing Authority.
The Lake Wales 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.
Lake Wales Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on June 20, 2019 and closed on June 20, 2019.
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