This housing agency serves Mower County, Minnesota.
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The Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MCHRA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The MCHRA offers one Public Housing community with 28 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.To apply, visit the MCHRA to pick up a pre-application, located at 59039 220th St., Austin, MN 55912, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.If the applicant is elderly or disabled, they can call the MCHRA at (507) 434-5556 to have a pre-application mailed to them.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members, and birth certificates.The MCHRA does have a preference for: Elderly or disabled applicants.For more information, call the MCHRA office at (507) 434-5556, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority provides affordable housing for up to 68 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
59039 220 Street, Austin, MN
(507) 434-5556Section 8 Application Checklist
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Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority serves 59 low-income households. The agency manages 43 Housing Choice Vouchers and 26 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 Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority households.
Working adults head 13 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
There are 34 female-headed renter households living in Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing. Households headed by females are 58% of those served by the Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
| Black | 7 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 50 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 15 households headed by seniors served by the Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing.
There are 18 persons with disabilities living in Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Mower County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
The Mower County Housing and Redevelopment 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.
504 25th Ave NW, Austin, Minnesota 55912
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