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LOW RENT PUBLIC HOUSING - LRPH


Low Rent Public Housing is a project based rental assistance program. Qualifying families must be:

  • Determined income eligible,
  • Not owe any monies to any Public Housing Authorities, and
  • Pass Suitability/Rental History criteria, and
  • Drug offense exclude participation for 3 years, and
  • Felony offense exclude participation for 3 years, and
  • Pass local and state criminal background check, and
  • Not been convicted of manufacture or distribution of methamphetamines on any federally funded housing property/program, and
  • Not subject to a lifetime registration as a sex offender.

Public Housing Office
Public Housing Office
  • 213 Units Available (38 units recently renovated through CIAP)
  • Average lease up 98% (FY 2009)
  • All PHA Units Must Pass an Annual HUD Uniform Inspection
  • Approximate current waiting list – 225 applicants

Public Housing
Public Housing

Approximate waiting list by bedroom size:

1 bedroom 18-24 months
2 bedroom 2-4 months
3-4 bedroom 1-3 months


Click here to download Public Housing Application
Click here to see benefits of public housing
Click here to see PHA’s flat rents
Click here to see Improvement to Public Housing Sites