This housing agency serves Brown County, Illinois.
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The Brown County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.
This Housing Authority has an approximate wait time for public housing of 3-6 months.
There are three ways to apply for public housing:
1. Send a written request to have an application mailed to you, the address is 400 N. Maple, Mt. Sterling, IL 62353.
2. Send the Housing Authority an email requesting they email you an application bcha@frontier.com.
3. Stop in the office to pick up an application during normal business hours located at 400 N. Maple, Mt. Sterling, IL 62353.
Once you application has been completed you can mail or hand deliver it to the address listed above.
Be sure to include copies of birth certificates, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.
This Housing Authority lists the following preferences that may improve your spot on the waiting list as: elderly, veteran, and a local resident.
For more information the Housing Authority can be reached by calling them during normal business hours at 217-773-2731
Housing Authority of the County of Brown provides affordable housing for up to 62 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
400 North Maple Street, Mount Sterling, IL
(217) 773-2731Section 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
Housing Authority of the County of Brown serves 60 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 60 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Brown. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Brown households.
Working adults head 19 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Brown.
There are 45 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Brown housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Brown.
| Black | 1 |
| White | 59 |
There are 19 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Brown. Senior households are 33% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Brown housing.
There are 22 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Brown housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 38% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Brown.
The Housing Authority of the County of Brown 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.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Cathy Watkins says:
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