Analysis by Ayat Elkarib
Last Updated: February, 23rd 2024
This waiting list is for Other Senior and Disabled rental housing assistance in King County, Washington.
The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) ilast accepted Senior (62+)/Disabled Subsidized Housing waiting list applications from the earliest confirmed date of September, 2018, until December 15, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply while the waiting list was open:
Once the paper application was completed it was to be mailed or hand delivered to one of the property management offices, or to the King County Housing Authority.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Extremely low income, homeless, substandard housing, displaced by government action, displaced by natural disaster, victim of domestic violence, and rent burdened.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the KCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the KCHA on December 5, 2023.
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Senior (62+)/Disabled Subsidized Housing has preferences for: Displaced by Natural Disaster, Victims of Domestic Violence, Homeless, Displaced by Government Action, Rent Burdened, Extremely Low-Income Households. Preferences are not required but Senior and Disabled applicants that meet these criteria will be moved up the waiting list.
Senior (62+)/Disabled Subsidized Housing Senior and Disabled Waiting List is managed by King County Housing Authority.
King County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 12,690 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
This housing agency serves King County, Washington. Service does not extend to Renton and Service does not extend to Seattle, Washington.
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