This housing agency serves Columbus, Kansas.
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The Columbus Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families.Please note: The CHA does not offer a Public Housing program for senior/disabled individuals.The CHA offers one Public Housing community with 20 units for families, ranging in size from 2 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the CHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 910 S Florida Ave., Columbus, KS 66725 during normal office hours.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, birth certificates, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The CHA does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.For more information, the CHA can be reached by calling (620) 429-1050 during normal office hours.
Columbus Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 20 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
910 South Florida Avenue, Columbus, KS
(620) 429-1050Section 8 Application Checklist
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Columbus Housing Authority serves 19 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 19 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 53 percent of households served by Columbus Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Columbus Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 15 households and make up 79 percent of households served by Columbus Housing Authority.
There are 14 female-headed renter households living in Columbus Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Columbus Housing Authority.
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 17 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There is no information available about the number of senior-headed renter households in Columbus Housing Authority housing.
There are 0 persons with disabilities living in Columbus Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 5% of households served by the Columbus Housing Authority.
The Columbus Housing Authority 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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