This housing agency serves Knoxville, Iowa.
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| Open Until Further Notice: Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville (LRHAK) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.There are two ways to apply:
Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, and if claiming the residency preference, include documentation.The LRHAK does have preferences for: those who live and/or work in Knoxville, those terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient program funding, those displaced by a disaster such as fire or flood that results in the dwelling being inhabitable, those displaced by governmental action such as code enforcement, public improvements, or development, those displaced by the action of the landlord that results in the family having to vacate the unit where such action is (1) beyond the applicant’s control, (2) occurs despite an applicant having met all occupancy requirements, or (3) the action taken is other than a rent increase (note that eviction for cause does not qualify for this preference), those displaced by hate crimes, those displaced by inaccessibility of the unit.
For more information, the LRHAK can be reached by calling (641) 828-7371 during normal office hours.
Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville provides affordable housing for up to 311 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
305 South 3rd Street, Knoxville, IA
(641) 828-7371Section 8 Application Checklist
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Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville serves 293 low-income households. The agency manages 263 Housing Choice Vouchers and 46 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville households.
Working adults head 84 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville.
There are 205 female-headed renter households living in Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville.
| Black | 15 |
| Native American | 6 |
| White | 264 |
| Hispanic | 9 |
There are 87 households headed by seniors served by the Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville. Senior households are 30% of households in Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville housing.
There are 79 persons with disabilities living in Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 27% of households served by the Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville.
The Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville 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.
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