This housing agency serves Leavenworth County, Kansas.
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| Closed: Leavenworth County, Kansas Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
The Leavenworth Housing Authority (LHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were being accepted from March 11, 2020 at 8:00 am CT, until December 12, 2024 at 4PM. This waiting list was open indefinitely for over 4 years. The 2024 closure suggests the number of applicants on the waiting list now will take more than 2 years to process through.
To apply during the opening period, applicants had to pick up an application from the LHA, located at 200 Shawnee Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048; Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
Once the application was completed, it had to be returned in person to the LHA, address mentioned above, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
This waiting list has the following preferences: elderly, disabled, heads of household who are working full time or full time students.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Source: This information was verified by the LHA website, on November 14, 2024 by Dave Layfield.
Leavenworth Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 574 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
200 Shawnee Street, Leavenworth, KS
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Leavenworth Housing Authority serves 451 low-income households. The agency manages 474 Housing Choice Vouchers and 101 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Leavenworth Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 99 percent of Leavenworth Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 63 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Leavenworth Housing Authority.
There are 270 female-headed renter households living in Leavenworth Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 60% of those served by the Leavenworth Housing Authority.
| Black | 144 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 289 |
| Hispanic | 14 |
There are 225 households headed by seniors served by the Leavenworth Housing Authority. Senior households are 50% of households in Leavenworth Housing Authority housing.
There are 126 persons with disabilities living in Leavenworth Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Leavenworth Housing Authority.
The Leavenworth 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.
Leavenworth Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 11, 2020 and closed on December 12, 2024.
Housing options for immigrants.
Some housing programs do not have a citizenship requirement, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments.Tangala Tonya Mcfashion says:
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