This housing agency serves Lewiston, Maine.
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The Lewiston Housing Authority (LHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The LHA offers four public housing communities with 437 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the LHA to pick up an application, located at 1 College St, Lewiston, ME 04240, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling (207) 783-1424 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.The LHA does have a preference for veterans.For more information, the LHA can be reached by calling (207) 783-1424 during normal office hours.
Lewiston Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,861 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1 College Street, Lewiston, ME
(207) 783-1423Section 8 Application Checklist
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Lewiston Housing Authority serves 1,417 low-income households. The agency manages 1,432 Housing Choice Vouchers and 415 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Lewiston Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Lewiston Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 297 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Lewiston Housing Authority.
There are 963 female-headed renter households living in Lewiston Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 68% of those served by the Lewiston Housing Authority.
| Black | 298 |
| White | 1,105 |
| Hispanic | 14 |
There are 481 households headed by seniors served by the Lewiston Housing Authority. Senior households are 34% of households in Lewiston Housing Authority housing.
There are 368 persons with disabilities living in Lewiston Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Lewiston Housing Authority.
The Lewiston 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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