This housing agency serves Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
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The Medicine Lodge Housing Authority (MLHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The MLHA offers one Pubic Housing community with 40 units for families and senior/disabled individuals, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the MLHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 200 S Cherry St, # 200, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104, during normal office hours.2. Request to have a pre-application mailed to you by calling (620) 886-5801 during normal office hours.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.The MLHA does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application has been received.For more information, the MLHA can be reached by calling (620) 886-5801 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge provides affordable housing for up to 40 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
200 South Cherry Street, Medicine Lodge, KS
(620) 886-5801Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge serves 28 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 28 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 29 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge households.
Working adults head 5 households and make up 18 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge.
There are 24 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge.
| White | 27 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 17 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge. Senior households are 64% of households in Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge housing.
There are 3 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge.
The Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge 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.
Prepare to pay a fee to apply for units that accept Section 8 vouchers.
While there is no charge for Section 8 applications, a private landlord may charge a fee to apply for an available unit.Kara Jensen says:
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