McHenry County Housing Authority

The McHenry Housing Authority (MHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 5, 2024, until June 12, 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 $39,250 | 5 Persons $60,550
• 2 Persons $44,850 | 6 Persons $65,050
• 3 Persons $50,450 | 7 Person $69,550
• 4 Persons $56,050 | 8 Person $74,000

Preferences

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in McHenry County.

Selection Process

5,000 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.

For more information, visit the MHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHA public notice on May 22, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2, and 3-Bedroom apartments at Congress Parkway Apartments from November 1, 2019, until the earliest confirmed close date of May 22, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Preferences

Preferences have not  been confirmed.

Selection Process

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

Application Method

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the application.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on May 22, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Residences of Crystal Lake since at least February 2021, until August 1, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Applicants referred to the landlord through the Statewide Referral Network (SRN), individual and applicant families that contain a veteran, or individual and applicant families that contain a person 62 years of age or older that is homeless and working with a McHenry County Continuum of Care homeless provider.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Garden Place Apartments until the earliest confirmed date of January 30, 2024. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was mailed to McHenry County Housing Authority.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Applicants that live, work, or are hired to work in McHenry County (residency preference). 

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Villas of Lake in the Hills until the earliest confirmed date of January 30, 2024.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Persons referred from the Illinois Statewide Referral Network (SRN)

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments since at least August, 2019, until the earliest confirmed date of January 30, 2024. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Near Elderly waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Berkshire Johnsburg since at least February, 2021, until August 1, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Applicants living, working, or hired to work in McHenry County, applicants referred to the landlord through the Statewide Referral Network (SRN), individual and applicant families that contain a veteran, or individual and applicant families that contain a person that is homeless and working with a McHenry County Continuum of Care homeless provider. 

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Rental Housing Support Program waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments until the earliest confirmed date of August, 2023., until further notice.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Cary Senior Living since at least February 2021, until August 1, 2022.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Once the application was completed, it was mailed to McHenry County Housing Authority.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Persons referred from the Illinois Statewide Referral Network.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) last accepted Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications 1-bedroom apartments at Huntley Horizons until August 1, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to print the paper application. 

This waiting list had the following preferences: Living or working in McHenry County

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MCHA on January 30, 2024.