Rapid River Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 24 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
10570 North Main Street, Rapid River, MI
(906) 474-9370Section 8 Application Checklist
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Rapid River Housing Commission serves 24 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 24 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 42 percent of households served by Rapid River Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 83 percent of Rapid River Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 6 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Rapid River Housing Commission.
There are 11 female-headed renter households living in Rapid River Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 46% of those served by the Rapid River Housing Commission.
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There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Rapid River Housing Commission. Senior households are 42% of households in Rapid River Housing Commission housing.
There are 12 persons with disabilities living in Rapid River Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 50% of households served by the Rapid River Housing Commission.
The Rapid River Housing Commission 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Judea I. Lawton says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource for those needing housing."