This housing agency serves Chanute, Kansas.
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The Chanute Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The CHA offers one Public Housing community with 137 units for families and senior/disabled individuals, ranging in size from studio's to 4 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply:
Chanute Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 164 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
818 South Santa Fe Avenue, Chanute, KS
Visit Website — (620) 431-7320Section 8 Application Checklist
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Chanute Housing Authority serves 134 low-income households. The agency manages 25 Housing Choice Vouchers and 110 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Chanute Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Chanute Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 36 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Chanute Housing Authority.
There are 89 female-headed renter households living in Chanute Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Chanute Housing Authority.
| Black | 5 |
| Native American | 3 |
| White | 119 |
| Hispanic | 8 |
There are 53 households headed by seniors served by the Chanute Housing Authority. Senior households are 40% of households in Chanute Housing Authority housing.
There are 40 persons with disabilities living in Chanute Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Chanute Housing Authority.
The Chanute Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Libby Trahan says:
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