Section 8 House For Rent in Manhattan, Illinois

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for Housing Choice in Manhattan, Illinois you must:

1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. The applicant must meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.

Section 8 Apartments

We have located 23 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Manhattan, Illinois. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Brementowne Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 106

Address :

16130 S. Oak Park Avenue,
Tinley Park, IL 60477.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 106
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Brementowne Manor, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: martin101@comcast.net
  • Phone: (708)429-4088

Lawrence Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 119

Address :

21425 SOUTHWICK DR,
Matteson, IL 60443.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 119
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Lawrence Senior Housing Corporation
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: asmith@catholiccharities.net
  • Phone: (312)655-7490

Trinity Housing

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

32150 W RIVER RD,
Wilmington, IL 60481.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 12
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Trinity Housing Services, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: btaylor@trinity-services.org
  • Phone: (815) 485-6197

Marycrest Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 56

Address :

2115 MARMION AVE,
Joliet, IL 60436.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 14
  • 1 Bedroom: 42
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,059.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MARYCREST VOA AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pdesjardins@voa.org
  • Phone: 571-331-8437

Salem Village Iii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 98

Address :

1315 ROWELL AVE,
Joliet, IL 60433.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 98
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Salem Village III Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lisa.ingalls@lssi.org
  • Phone: 8156362496

Pella House

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 8

Address :

21136 Keeler Avenue,
Matteson, IL 60443.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Grand Prairie Services
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bwilliams@activerms.com
  • Phone: (708) 444-1012

Cedar Ridge Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 192

Address :

950 CEDAR RIDGE LN,
Richton Park, IL 60471.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 192
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Benchmark Cedar Ridge Elderly Towers Associates, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: loconnor@benchmarkgrp.com
  • Phone: (716)833-4986

Park Tower

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 134

Address :

247 Caterpillar Dr.,
Joliet, IL 60436.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 134
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Inwood Park Tower 2 LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: JRappin@evergreenres.com
  • Phone: 3123823237

Wilco Residences

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

303 Bridge St,
Joliet, IL 60435.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 24
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,059.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Central Plains Residences, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: btaylor@trinityservices.org
  • Phone: (815) 744-3500

Winchester Manor Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

800 E KOHLER,
Wilmington, IL 60481.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Winchester Manor II LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jjd0003@comcast.net
  • Phone: 8156939141

Ann Street Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

711 Ann Street,
Joliet, IL 60435.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center, No. 1, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstorz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: (815) 727-6666

Zausa Drive Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

21046 Zausa Drive,
Joliet, IL 60435.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No. 3 NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstortz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-741-7606

Pioneer Road Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

1463-1499 Pioneer Road,
Crest Hill, IL 60403.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 6
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No 5
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dloncala@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-727-6666

Sycamore Drive Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

911 Sycamore Drive,
Shorewood, IL 60404.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No. 10, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstortz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-727-6666

Pheasant Ridge/Hunter Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

9200 -9330 AND 9333 HUNTER DRIVE,
Tinley Park, IL 60487.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 12
  • 3 Bedroom: 12
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • RAHF IV Pheasant Ridge Hunter LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mcotto@rosecompanies.com
  • Phone: 917-542-3651

Matteson Supportive Housing

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

5212 SOUTHWICK DRIVE,
Matteson, IL 60443.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 19
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Matteson Support Housing NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Eric@otrhousing.org
  • Phone: 847-328-6633

Margaret Street Group Homes

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

501 S Margaret St,
Joliet, IL 60436.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No. 2, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstortz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-741-7606

Medinah Lane Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

25436 Medinah Lane,
Shorewood, IL 60404.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No. 9, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstortz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-727-6666

Trinity Housing Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 20

Address :

700 Green Garden Streets,
Lockport, IL 60441.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Trinity Housing Group Home
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: btaylor@trinityservices.org
  • Phone: 815-485-6197

Mound Road Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 8

Address :

4201 Mound Rd,
Joliet, IL 60436.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Services Residential Center No. 7, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bstortz@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-727-6666

Lexington Court Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

7219 Lexington Ct,
Joliet, IL 60431.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $995.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cornerstone Residential Center No. 8, NFP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dloncala@cornerstoneservices.org
  • Phone: 815-727-6666

Riverwalk Homes Llc

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 241

Address :

350 N Broadway St,
Joliet, IL 60435.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 7
  • 1 Bedroom: 126
  • 2 Bedroom: 106
  • 3 Bedroom: 2
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,059.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Riverwalk Homes LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: peterholsten@holstenchicago.com
  • Phone: 312-337-5339

Prairie Trail

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

301 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox, IL 60451.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • New Lenox Housing Options LLC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: tdykstra@trinityservices.org
  • Phone: 8154856197

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Manhattan, Illinois

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Manhattan, Illinois

The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Manhattan, Illinois can help you find and afford low-income housing

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the area’s Federal Poverty Limit.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Manhattan, Illinois will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Manhattan, Illinois are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Will county housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. During the application process, the PHA will collect information on

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Manhattan, Illinois

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Manhattan, Illinois

The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.

Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.

FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD define income as

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.

5. how to get section 8 immediately?

There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?

When a PHA in Manhattan, Illinois issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.