This housing agency serves Saranac, Michigan.
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The Saranac Housing Commission (SHC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The SHC offers one Public Housing community with 89 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the SHC to pick up a pre-application, located at 203 Parsonage Street, Saranac, Michigan 48881, from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.2. Download a pre-application here, then print and complete.Once the pre-application has been completed, you must call the SHC to schedule a pre-application interview at 616-642-9832 from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Birth certificates, Social Security Cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, address history for the past five years, three personal references, proof of all income, proof of assets, proof expenses/deductions.The SHC does have a preference for: Full time students, or disabled individuals.More information can be found by visiting the SHC website, or by calling 616-642-9832 from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Saranac Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 89 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
203 Parsonage Street, Saranac, MI
(616) 642-9832Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Saranac Housing Commission serves 88 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 88 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Saranac Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 84 percent of Saranac Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 11 households and make up 13 percent of households served by Saranac Housing Commission.
There are 48 female-headed renter households living in Saranac Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 55% of those served by the Saranac Housing Commission.
| Native American | 3 |
| White | 83 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 49 households headed by seniors served by the Saranac Housing Commission. Senior households are 56% of households in Saranac Housing Commission housing.
There are 43 persons with disabilities living in Saranac Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 49% of households served by the Saranac Housing Commission.
The Saranac Housing Commission 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.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
Some states and local governments have laws that protect renters with a Section 8 voucher who are looking for an available unit. Check your local laws.Theodore Taylor Jr. says:
"Affordable Housing Online is the on website that really helps you get affordable housing."