This housing agency serves Oberlin, Kansas.
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The Oberlin Housing Authority (OHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The OHA does not offer Public Housing for families.The OHA offers one Public Housing community with 30 units for senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:
Oberlin Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 30 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
202 North Elk Avenue, Oberlin, KS
(785) 475-3010Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Oberlin Housing Authority serves 27 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 27 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 56 percent of households served by Oberlin Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 81 percent of Oberlin Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 11 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Oberlin Housing Authority.
There are 15 female-headed renter households living in Oberlin Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 59% of those served by the Oberlin Housing Authority.
| White | 26 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 15 households headed by seniors served by the Oberlin Housing Authority. Senior households are 56% of households in Oberlin Housing Authority housing.
There are 1 persons with disabilities living in Oberlin Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 7% of households served by the Oberlin Housing Authority.
The Oberlin Housing 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Katana Keller says:
"As a disabled renter, searching online for places I could potentially live, and being kept up to date for many kinds of housing by Affordable Housing Online is very helpful."
