This housing agency serves Muscatine County, Iowa.
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| Open Until Further Notice: Muscatine County, Iowa Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency (MMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from November 1, 2016 at 8:00 am CT, until further notice. It was last open from February 2015 until May 2015.
There are two ways to apply:
Copies of the following documents are required of all household members: Birth certificate, Social Security Card.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient funding; displaced due to government action, natural disaster, or uninhabitable property as a result of actions by the present occupants of the property; elderly; disabled; families with children who have legal domicile in Muscatine County; working or have been hired to work in Muscatine County. Further explanation of each preference can be found here.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.
For more information, read the MMHA public notice, visit the MMHA website, or call the office at (563) 264-1554.
The Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency (MMHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The MMHA offers two Public Housing communities with 150 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:
Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency provides affordable housing for up to 526 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
215 Sycamore Street, Muscatine, IA
Visit Website — (563) 264-1554Section 8 Application Checklist
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Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency serves 523 low-income households. The agency manages 385 Housing Choice Vouchers and 142 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency households.
Working adults head 135 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency.
There are 381 female-headed renter households living in Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency.
| Black | 42 |
| Native American | 10 |
| White | 403 |
| Hispanic | 68 |
There are 177 households headed by seniors served by the Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency. Senior households are 34% of households in Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency housing.
There are 151 persons with disabilities living in Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency.
The Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency 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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If you request it, housing agencies are required to confirm if you are still on a waiting list, and some may also state your current position.Kathy Bleser says:
"I was prepared to relocate for a Section 8 voucher, but this website alerted me to a waiting list opening in my own city. Within six months, I had a voucher! Thank you Affordable Housing Online!"