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 Kansas City, Kansas 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.
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Section 8 Apartments
We have located 23 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Kansas City, Kansas. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Gateway Plaza West
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 145
Address :
1430 N. Fourth St.,
Kansas City, KS 66101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 88
- 3 Bedroom: 57
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Gateway Plaza MF I LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: gjones@ireimpact.com
- Phone: 770-283-9738
Sunrise Tower
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 193
Address :
15 N 10TH,
Kansas City, KS 66102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 23
- 1 Bedroom: 170
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $762.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Steele Sunrise LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dasarch@steelellc.com
- Phone: 3033228888
Overbrook Hills
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 70
Address :
5155 FARLEY LANE,
Shawnee, KS 66203.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 40
- 3 Bedroom: 14
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- SY Overbrook Hills Investors, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: cliff@yarco.com
- Phone: (816)561-4240
Quail Valley Coop
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 20
Address :
8801 Noland Road,
Lenexa, KS 66215.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 5
- 2 Bedroom: 10
- 3 Bedroom: 5
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- QUAIL VALLEY COOPERATIVE, INC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: quailvalley@everestkc.net
- Phone: (913) 888-0414
Silver City Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 160
Address :
2208A Birch Dr,
Kansas City, KS 66106.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 74
- 3 Bedroom: 86
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Silver City Preservation LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: robin.salomon@verizon.net
- Phone: 301-455-8617
Bluejacket Lodge
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 53
Address :
11212 W 58th ST,
Shawnee, KS 66203.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 53
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Blue Jacket Shawnee, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: brentboone@sbcglobal.net
- Phone: 9136713365
Kan-Do Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 28
Address :
4615 Mission Rd.,
Kansas City, KS 66103.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 28
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- KAN-DO APARTMENTS, INC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: slewis@mhah.org
- Phone: 913-281-2221
Edwardsville Court
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 55
Address :
531 S 4th St,
Kansas City, KS 66111.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 54
- 2 Bedroom: 1
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- The Green Dols, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dennis.bui@sbcglobal.net
- Phone: 913-940-0342
Bethel Ridge
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 40
Address :
3164 N 61st St,
Kansas City, KS 66104.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 11
- 2 Bedroom: 14
- 3 Bedroom: 15
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Bethel Ridge 64 LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: lea@fulsonhousing.com
- Phone: 816-246-9220
Terrace Pointe
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 122
Address :
641 S 71ST TER,
Kansas City, KS 66111.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 69
- 3 Bedroom: 29
- 4 Bedroom: 4
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,569.00
Owner Name :
- Terrace Pointe MF II LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: gjones@atlanticfinancialgroup.com
- Phone: 770-283-9738
Town House
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 126
Address :
1021 N 7TH ST,
Kansas City, KS 66101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 1
- 1 Bedroom: 111
- 2 Bedroom: 14
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $762.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Town House Renaissance, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jkennedy@umikc.com
- Phone: 9133212262
Merriam Senior Residences
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 108
Address :
10200 W 62ND ST,
Shawnee, KS 66203.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 108
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Merriam Sunflower LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: matt@investmentresources.net
- Phone: 316-652-0616
Forest Glen Estates
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 160
Address :
511 N 64TH ST,
Kansas City, KS 66102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 76
- 3 Bedroom: 64
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Forest Glen LIHTC LLP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: kdainty@integraprop.com
- Phone: 206-512-8903
Chelsea Plaza
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 113
Address :
566 FREEMAN COURT,
Kansas City, KS 66101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 9
- 2 Bedroom: 55
- 3 Bedroom: 36
- 4 Bedroom: 13
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,365.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,569.00
Owner Name :
- Chelsea Plaza MF I LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: gjones@IREImpact.com
- Phone: 770-283-9738
Booth Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 35
Address :
1331 N. 75TH PLACE,
Kansas City, KS 66112.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 8
- 1 Bedroom: 27
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $762.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Booth Manor, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: william_roberts@usc.salvationarmy.org
- Phone: 913-299-4822
Crosslines Retirement Center Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 24
Address :
3100 POWELL ST,
Kansas City, KS 66106.
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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: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Cross-Lines Retirement Center, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jmphp42@yahoo.com
- Phone: 913-789-0855
Kansas Supportive Housing
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 14
Address :
1911 North 77th,
Kansas City, KS 66112.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 14
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Kansas Supportive Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: svanderschaaf@accessiblespace.org
- Phone: (651) 645-7271
Community Living Opportunities Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 36
Address :
7305 W 61st St,
Mission, KS 66202.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 16
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $762.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Community Living Opportunities II
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mikesstrouse@mygoodlife.org
- Phone: 913-341-9316
Parallel Senior Villas
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 40
Address :
6246 Parallel Parkway,
Kansas City, KS 66102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Parallel Senior Villas, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: rageorg@yahoo.com
- Phone: 816-561-4240
Mt. Carmel Senior Housing
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 60
Address :
1130 Troup Ave,
Kansas City, KS 66104.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 48
- 2 Bedroom: 12
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Mt. Carmel Place, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dejbeaso@gmail.com
- Phone: (913) 621-1166
Northeast Junior High Place
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 37
Address :
400 Troup Ave,
Kansas City, KS 66101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 31
- 2 Bedroom: 6
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Northeast Junior High Place, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rosspgi@msn.com
- Phone: (785) 232-1122
Blackbird Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 31
Address :
1455 Meadowlark Ln,
Kansas City, KS 66102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 27
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- ASI Kansas City, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: svanderschaaf@accessiblespace.org
- Phone: (651) 645-7271
Mosaic Vii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
7701 Leavenworth Rd,
Kansas City, KS 66109.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $875.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Mosaic Housing Corp VII
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: lisa.hogancamp@mosiacinfo.org
- Phone: 402-896-3884
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Kansas City, Kansas
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Kansas City, Kansas
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 Kansas City, Kansas 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 Kansas City, Kansas 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 Kansas City, Kansas are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Wyandotte 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 Kansas City, Kansas
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 Kansas City, Kansas
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 Kansas City, Kansas 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.