Manhattan Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Manhattan Housing Authority Section 8 HCV is open.
Manhattan Housing Authority Public Housing is open.

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Open: Manhattan Housing Authority Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Manhattan Housing Authority (KS) has opened the waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program; no closing date has been identified.

Applications (PDF) can be downloaded here: http://www.mhaks.com/files/4.14.15_web_app.pdf
and you can also receive an application by mail, you can call the housing authority office at 785-776-8588 or you can pick one up at their office, located at:
205 S. 4th Street
Suite G
Manhattan, KS

Preferences and how the waiting list will be chosen have not been identified.

Any questions, please contact the housing authority office at 785-776-8588.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (785)776-8588.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/14/2017.

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Open: Manhattan Housing Authority Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Manhattan Housing Authority (MHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The MHA offers three Public Housing communities with 229 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.

There are three ways to apply:

Visit the MHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 205 S. 4th Street, Suite G, Manhattan, KS 66505-1024, from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Mondays; and from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm CT, Tuesday-Friday.
Download a pre-application online here, then print and complete.
Request to have a pre-application mailed to you by calling (785) 776-8588 from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Mondays; and from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm, Tuesday-Friday.

Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed to PO Box 1024, Manhattan, KS 66505-1024, or be hand delivered to the MHA office at the address listed above.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Birth certificates, and Social Security Cards.

The MHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: Displaced due to local government action, displaced due to local economic development, displaced due to a federally declared disaster.

For more information, visit the MHA website, or call the office at (785) 537-0269, from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Mondays; and from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm, Tuesday-Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (785)776-8588.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 08/14/2015.

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About Manhattan Housing Authority

300 North 5th Street, Manhattan, KS (785) 776-8588

Manhattan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 539 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Manhattan Housing Authority is located in Manhattan, KS.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.