Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority

435 Nebraska Avenue
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 43604

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is a Public Housing Agency in Toledo, Ohio that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs. As of January 20th, 2020, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.

The Public Housing Waiting List is open indefinitely.

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority serves Fulton County, Lucas County, Monroe County and Wood County but does not serve Bowling Green.

Waiting List	Status
Public Housing	Open Until Further Notice
Fulton, Lucas, and Wood County, Ohio; and Monroe County, Michigan Housing Choice Voucher	Closed
Project-Based Voucher	Closed

About Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority

More information about Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority can be found on its website at https://www.lucasmha.org/.

Representatives of Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority may be available by phone at (419) 259-9400. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

How To Check Your Waiting List Status

You can check your waiting list status online at https://www.lucasmha-apply4housing.org/status/.

How To Update Your Application

According to the LMHA, it "offers two options for applicants to update information submitted in their application:

Applicant Portal – The Preferred Method - :
- Applicant portal will allow applicants to update the information online.
  https://www.lucasmha-mystatus4housing.org
Mail or In Person:
- By Mail – Send LMHA a letter requesting the changes and place your online application confirmation number and signature on the letter.
  - Address to Send To:
    LMHA HCV Waiting List
    211 S. Byrne Road
    Toledo, OH 43615
- In Person – Provide a written statement to LMHA, including the online application confirmation number, and the changes you request on a written, signed document.
NO changes will be accepted over the phone!"

HCV Portability Status

As of 01/20/2020, it is not known if Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.

About the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority manages 4,106 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of September 30th, 2019:

	Standard	Homeownership	Family Unification	Tenant Protection	Ported Out	VASH	Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers	3,412	69	42	140	38	130	264
Monthly Cost Per Voucher	$475	$405	$650	$421	$493	$359	$363
Monthly Cost	$1,620,959	$27,961	$27,297	$58,890	$18,741	$46,653	$95,845

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority

Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 12% having issued approximately 342 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 1 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 33 months on the waiting list¹.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.2 persons and has a household income of $10,748 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 76% were extremely low income (ELI). 27% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 56% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 61% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 13% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

48% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 47% of households with children have a female head of household. 83% of all households were headed by a female.

76% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 71% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 24% include at least one person with a disability. 38% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 66% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

25% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 34% with 2 bedrooms and 41% with 3 or more bedrooms. 30% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $283 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $541. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $140.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.