McHenry County Housing Authority

Open: Congress Parkway Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2, and 3-Bedroomapartments at Congress Parkway Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted from November 1, 2019, until further notice.

Congress Parkway Apartments is located in Crystal Lake, IL.

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "Congress Parkway Apartments" section.

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.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 04/13/2021.

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Open: Residences of Lake in the Hills 55+ Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for Studio and 1-Bedroom apartments at Residences of Lake in the Hills is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "Residences of Lake in the Hills" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed to McHenry County Housing Authority, 1108 N. Seminary Avenue, PO Box 1109, Woodstock, IL 60098.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Persons with disabilities transitioning from a licensed nursing facility into a private rental.

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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Lake in the Hills, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 03/14/2022.

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Open: Residences of Crystal Lake 55+ Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Residences of Crystal Lake is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application available online here. Scroll down to the "Residences of Crystal Lake" section.

This waiting list has 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 are 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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 03/14/2022.

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Open: Cary Senior Living Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Cary Senior Living is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "Residences of Crystal Lake" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed to McHenry County Housing Authority, 1108 N. Seminary Avenue, PO Box 1109, Woodstock, IL 60098.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Persons referred from the Illinois Statewide Referral Network.

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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Cary, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 03/14/2022.

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Open: 3-Bedroom Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Public Housing waiting list for 3-Bedroom apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2019, until further notice. 

According to the MCHA, "The McHenry County Housing Authority Public Housing Program consists of 23 3-bedroom single-family and duplex units throughout McHenry County."

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "Public Housing" section.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in McHenry County, Illinois. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/13/2021.

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Open: GreenTrees of Huntley and SilverTrees of Richmond Senior and Disabled

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Senior and Disabled waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at GreenTrees of Huntley and SilverTrees of Richmond is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "GreenTrees of Huntley and SilverTrees of Richmond" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed to McHenry County Housing Authority, 1108 N. Seminary Avenue, PO Box 1109, Woodstock, IL 60098.

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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior and Disabled rental assistance in Richmond and Huntley, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

Last Updated on 04/13/2021.

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Open: The Renaissance Apartments

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Studio, 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at The Renaissance Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

• Renaissance Apartments are located in a historical building, one block off of the Woodstock Square at 205 Dean Street, Woodstock, Illinois.

Please note: According to the MCHA, "These apartments are affordable but not subsidized, and applicants must provide income documentation that demonstrates an ability to pay rent."

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "The Renaissance Apartments" section.

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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Woodstock, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Manager Noel DeLaurentis at (815) 338-7752 X 143 or email ndelaurentis@mchenrycountyhousing.org.

Last Updated on 04/13/2021.

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Open: Berkshire Johnsburg 55+

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) Near Elderly waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Berkshire Johnsburg is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application and background check form available online here. Scroll down to the "Berkshire Johnsburg" section.

This waiting list has 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 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 February 24, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in McHenry, Illinois.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 338-7752.

Last Updated on 04/13/2021.

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