This housing agency serves Lackawanna, New York.
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The Lackawanna Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers, two family communities, and one senior/disabled community, located throughout Lackawanna.There are two ways to obtain an application:1. Request to have an application mailed to you by calling 716-823-2551, during normal office hours.2. Stop by the housing authority office to pick up an application, located at 135 Odell St., Lackawanna, NY 14218, during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of these items with your application: copy of police report in the county you reside, birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, proof of assets, and photo IDs for all adult household members.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list, as being: living/working in Lackawanna, elderly, or disabled.For more information the housing authority can be reached by calling 716-823-2551, during normal office hours.
Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 491 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
135 Odell Street, Buffalo, NY
(716) 823-2551Section 8 Application Checklist
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Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority serves 480 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 480 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 83 percent of Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 168 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority.
There are 340 female-headed renter households living in Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority.
| Black | 274 |
| Native American | 5 |
| White | 91 |
| Hispanic | 110 |
There are 139 households headed by seniors served by the Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority. Senior households are 29% of households in Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority housing.
There are 120 persons with disabilities living in Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority.
The Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority 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.
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