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 Lake In The Hills, 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 21 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Lake In The Hills, Illinois. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Buena Vista Townhomes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 36
Address :
1287 Fleetwood Dr.,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 36
- 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 :
- Buena Vista Townhomes, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: JRappin@evergreenres.com
- Phone: 312/382-3229
Liberty Lake Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 70
Address :
201 S BUESCHING RD,
Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 28
- 3 Bedroom: 34
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- FCC Liberty Lake LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jwilmoth@fccommunities.org
- Phone: 312-530-9600
The Villager/Briarwood
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 116
Address :
77 Williams,
Crystal Lake, IL 60014.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 65
- 2 Bedroom: 37
- 3 Bedroom: 14
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- CRYSTAL LAKE ASSOCIATES
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: kwolff@zmeridian.com
- Phone: (608)836-1152
Buena Vista Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 231
Address :
1287 FLEETWOOD DR,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 126
- 2 Bedroom: 91
- 3 Bedroom: 14
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Buena Vista Manager LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: JRAPPIN@evergreenreg.com
- Phone: 3125081531
Burnham Schoolhouse
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 27
Address :
260 Center Street,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 4
- 1 Bedroom: 10
- 2 Bedroom: 7
- 3 Bedroom: 6
- 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 :
- Elgin Schoolhouse Preservation Associates Limited
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: EStarksSpicer@poahcommunities.com
- Phone: 617-261-9898
Burnham Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 100
Address :
1350 Fleetwood Dr.,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 99
- 2 Bedroom: 1
- 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 :
- Elgin Manor Preservation Associates Limited Partne
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: pkulick@poah.org
- Phone: 617-261-9898
Mapletree Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 117
Address :
1959-65 Sheila Street,
Woodstock, IL 60098.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 51
- 2 Bedroom: 58
- 3 Bedroom: 8
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WOODSTOCK PRESERVATION CORP
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dsaeedi@hhdevcorp.com
- Phone: (312) 602-6500
Foxview I Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 366
Address :
1 MIDDLESEX DR,
Carpentersville, IL 60110.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 106
- 3 Bedroom: 260
- 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 :
- Foxview Apartments LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: sam@thecapitalrealty.com
- Phone: 845-356-7773
Buena Vista Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 96
Address :
222 LOCUST ST,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 64
- 3 Bedroom: 16
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Buena Vista Tower Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jrappin@evergreenres.com
- Phone: 3123822238
Crystal Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 69
Address :
192 ELMHURST RD,
Crystal Lake, IL 60014.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 31
- 2 Bedroom: 32
- 3 Bedroom: 6
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Crystal Lake Preservation Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dsaeedi@hhdevcorp.com
- Phone: (312) 602-6500
Lakewood Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 84
Address :
4113 Beech Street,
Island Lake, IL 60042.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 30
- 2 Bedroom: 36
- 3 Bedroom: 18
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Lakewood Villages Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: JRAPPIN@evergreenres.com
- Phone: 312-234-9400
Good Shepherd Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 102
Address :
445 E MAIN ST,
Barrington, IL 60010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 102
- 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 :
- Greencastle of Barrington, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: ssinderson@consecra.org
- Phone: 630-766-3570
Hillcrest Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 88
Address :
1916 N. Orleans Street,
Mchenry, IL 60050.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 48
- 2 Bedroom: 30
- 3 Bedroom: 10
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Hillcrest Cornucopia Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: irene@cornucopiaservices.org
- Phone: 3108026670
Walden Oaks
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 150
Address :
1224 WALDEN OAKS DR,
Woodstock, IL 60098.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 125
- 2 Bedroom: 13
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Walden Oaks Apartments Preservation, NFP
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: azemlan@hhdevcorp.com
- Phone: (312)602-6500
Kane Cook Homes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 13
Address :
458 Clark Street,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 13
- 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 :
- Kaneco Association
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: kkoch@aidcares.com
- Phone: (630) 844-5040
Central Park Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 149
Address :
120 S. State Street,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 8
- 1 Bedroom: 136
- 2 Bedroom: 5
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $1,059.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,161.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Central Park Towers, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dduncan@haelgin.org
- Phone: 847-608-4402
Family Court Townhomes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 74
Address :
120 S. State Street,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 17
- 3 Bedroom: 46
- 4 Bedroom: 7
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,340.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,697.00
- 4 Bedroom: $2,018.00
Owner Name :
- Family Court Rehabilitation
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: adam@beardevelopment.com
- Phone: 6082306206
Fox Hill Senior Housing, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 60
Address :
302 Front Street,
Mchenry, IL 60050.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 60
- 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 :
- Fox Hill Senior Housing, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Lisa.Ingalls@Lssi.org
- Phone: 815-636-2496
Congress Parkway Apartment Homes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
383 Ambassador Cir,
Crystal Lake, IL 60014.
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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 :
- Pedcor Investments-2012-CXLV, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mikes@pedcor.net
- Phone: 317-587-0336
Pearl Street Commons, Llc
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
3512 Pearl Street,
Mchenry, IL 60050.
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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 :
- Pearl Street Commons
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jwilmoth@fccommunities.org
- Phone: 847-849-5301
1212 Larkin
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
1212 Larkin Avenue,
Elgin, IL 60123.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 4
- 1 Bedroom: 2
- 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 :
- Larkin LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jwilmoth@fccommunities.org
- Phone: 8478495305
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Lake In The Hills, Illinois
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Lake In The Hills, 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 Lake In The Hills, 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 Lake In The Hills, 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 Lake In The Hills, Illinois are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the McHenry 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 Lake In The Hills, 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 Lake In The Hills, 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 Lake In The Hills, 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.