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Public Housing
What
is Public Housing?
Public housing is federally-funded subsidized rental housing
for low-income families, the elderly, and persons with
disabilities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) distributes federal subsidies to HACSA, which owns and manages the housing
for low-income residents at affordable rents.
Public housing in Lane County comes in all sizes and
types, from single-family houses to high-rise apartments for
elderly families.
Who
qualifies for Public Housing?
HACSA assists families, elderly persons, people with disabilities, and
single persons. (Couples or individuals who are pregnant may apply for
two-bedroom units.)
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. HACSA determines eligibility based on: 1) annual gross income; 2) whether
the applicant qualifies as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and
3) U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status.
What
are the income limits?
There are two income limits that are applied to different
public housing developments. For some developments, annual incomes cannot
exceed the low-income
limits established by HUD for Lane County.
For
other developments, very
low-income limits are used to determine eligibility.
Preferences
HACSA gives first preference to applicants who are elderly or disabled,
families, and applicants who are not already receiving housing assistance.
Nondiscrimination
Policy
HACSA does not discriminate on
the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, age, sexual
orientation, color, familial status, mental or physical
disability.
Criminal background checks
The Housing Authority conducts
criminal background checks on all applicants 12 years of age
and older. If you fail to report arrests, charges, or
convictions, you will be ineligible for housing assistance.
How do I apply?
You may print a housing assistance application
directly from this web site, or you may pick up an application
from our HACSA offices:
| Eugene
office:
177 Day Island Road (map)
Eugene, OR 97401
Telephone: (541) 682-3755
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Springfield
office:
300 West Fairview Drive
(map)
Springfield, OR 97477
Telephone: (541) 682-4090
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How
long
can I expect to wait before receiving assistance?
Waiting
times are based on our best guess and are hard to accurately
predict. As participants leave the program, assistance is
offered to people currently on the waiting list. We assist
applicants in order of their date and time of application.
To check the current estimated waiting time,
click here.
Emergency housing
HACSA does not provide emergency housing assistance.
If you need housing right away, try these community
resources.
What happens if I move before
I
reach the top of the list?
We contact
people by mail when they are at the top of the waiting list.
Periodically, we may also contact people by mail to update
information on our waiting list.
It is
very important that we have a current mailing address for you at
all times. Your mailing
address can be updated by calling our office at 682-4090.
You may
also e-mail this information
to us, or put this information in writing and mail it to our
office at:
HACSA
300 W Fairview Dr
Springfield OR 97477
If we try
to contact you and you haven't updated your address, your
application will be CANCELLED and you will have to re-apply for
the program.
We
recommend that you keep all receipts and correspondence from the
Housing Authority as a record of your contacts with us.
What if I'm
currently homeless?
If you
are homeless, we must have a mailing address for you. You
can use the address of a friend or relative. We recommend that you
use the address of someone who will be able to get in touch with
you.
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