Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties
We list 22 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. A listing isn't a current vacancy or a house for rent, and our data doesn't show whether a property accepts vouchers. Ask each property whether it has openings, how to apply, and whether it accepts vouchers. Your share of the rent usually depends on your income. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
See properties with 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, or 4-bedroom units for Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Knoll Crest
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 76
Address :
674 DIVISION ST,
Delafield, WI 53018.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 35
- 2 Bedroom: 35
- 3 Bedroom: 6
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Knoll Crest, LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: kwolff@zmeridian.com
- Phone: 608-836-2920
Hickory View Commons
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
211 S CONCORD RD,
Oconomowoc, WI 53066.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Hickoryview Commons, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mbickler@stonewoodcompanies.com
- Phone: (262) 367-1515
East Terrace Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 130
Address :
801 N. East Ave.,
Waukesha, WI 53186.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 130
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WHPC-East Terrace, LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: doconnell@astarusa.com
- Phone: 608-807-1430
High Ridge Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 47
Address :
13445 W NATIONAL AVE,
New Berlin, WI 53151.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 47
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- LSS MANOR, INC. - NEW BERLIN
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dennis.hanson@lsswis.org
- Phone: 414-246-2300
La Casa Village Apt
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 46
Address :
1431 Big Bend,
Waukesha, WI 53186.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 5
- 1 Bedroom: 41
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- La Casa Village, Inc., A Wisconsin Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: anselmo@lacasadeesperanza.org
- Phone: (262) 547-0887
Hampton Regency
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 119
Address :
12999 W HAMPTON AVE,
Butler, WI 53007.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 119
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WHPC-Hampton Regency, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rdicke@whpccorp.org
- Phone: 608-807-1430
Messner Manor Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 80
Address :
N90 W17421 ST FRANCIS DR,
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 79
- 2 Bedroom: 1
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- MESSNER MANOR ASSOCIATES
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: stephaniew@ogdenre.com
- Phone: (262) 251-6055
Hillcrest Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 60
Address :
1804 S Grand Ave Apt 2,
Waukesha, WI 53189.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 56
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Varin/Hillcrest II, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dnankin@legacypm.com
- Phone: 847-432-9700
Senior House
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 32
Address :
825 Pleasant ST,
Waukesha, WI 53186.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 32
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Steele Lakeshore LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dmcgarity@monroegroup.com
- Phone: 3032269136
Greenbrier Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 45
Address :
N85 W14052 FOND DU LAC AVE,
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 27
- 3 Bedroom: 18
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Cartlein Investments LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: Slein.BGlein@gmail.com
- Phone: (262) 349-9728
Willow Park
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 146
Address :
1017 DELAFIELD ST,
Waukesha, WI 53188.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 120
- 2 Bedroom: 20
- 3 Bedroom: 6
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Willow Park Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jackpankratz@gmail.com
- Phone: 414-476-8561
Bristol Courts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 117
Address :
W246 N6500 PEWAUKEE ROAD,
Sussex, WI 53089.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 74
- 2 Bedroom: 31
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Bristol Courts LLP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rpmandel@sbcglobal.net
- Phone: 414 449 2154
Sunset Heights
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 17
Address :
1926 MADERA ST,
Waukesha, WI 53186.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 17
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- HOLIE of Waukesha, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: BeckPropSvcs@aol.com
- Phone: 414-421-6121
Westwood Heights
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
1705 ELDER ST,
Waukesha, WI 53188.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 40
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, JOINT VENTURE
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: sheeh6@yahoo.com
- Phone: (262) 785-9280
Sunset Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 72
Address :
1512 BIG BEND RD,
Waukesha, WI 53186.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 40
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Sunset Apartments Company, a WI Ltd. Partnership (LLC upon conversion)
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: skritzik@metapts.com
- Phone: (414) 273-1515
Breezewood Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 100
Address :
427 W 2ND ST,
Oconomowoc, WI 53066.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 98
- 2 Bedroom: 2
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WHPC-Dominium, LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: rdicke@whpccorp.org
- Phone: 608-807-1430
Wilkinson Manor/Jeffworth Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 76
Address :
919 E SUMMIT AVE,
Oconomowoc, WI 53066.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 60
- 2 Bedroom: 16
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Wilkinson Manor Apartment Associates Limited Partn
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: MMRapoport@aol.com
- Phone: 262 242 7705
La Casa Village Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 19
Address :
1441 BIG BEND RD,
Waukesha, WI 53189.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 18
- 2 Bedroom: 1
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- LA CASA VILLAGE II INC.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: anselmo@lacasadeesperanza.org
- Phone: 262-547-0887
Lss Hickory Hill Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 8
Address :
2016 West St Paul Avenue,
Waukesha, WI 53188.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- LSS Housing, Waukesha Hickory Flats, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Hector.Colon@lsswis.org
- Phone: 414-246-2300
Hebron House Of Hospitality
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 8
Address :
620 Summit Avenue,
Waukesha, WI 53188.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- 620 Summit, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: matwell@hebronhouse.org
- Phone: 262-522-1400
The Silvernail
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 26
Address :
2451 Silvernail Road,
Pewaukee, WI 53072.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 26
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Silvernail 90 Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: dwimmer@wimmerbrothers.com
- Phone: 414-529-3900 x158
Green Court Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 122
Address :
4141 West Schroeder Drive,
Hartland, WI 53029.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 110
- 2 Bedroom: 8
- 3 Bedroom: 4
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Green Court Apartment Complex, LLP.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: skritzik@metapts.com
- Phone: (414) 273-1515
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 a Housing Choice Voucher in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, you must:
1. Meet HUD's income limits. In general, your family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area where you choose to live. Some low-income families, up to 80% of the area median, may qualify in limited cases.
2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.
3. 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 is 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.
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
The Housing Choice Voucher program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Waukesha County, Wisconsin 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 median income for your area in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Waukesha County, Wisconsin will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.
Unless HUD approves a lower share, at least 75% of the families a Public Housing Agency (PHA) admits each year must be extremely low-income. That generally means income at or below the greater of 30% of the area median or the federal poverty level.
3. Get Section 8 Applications
Housing section 8 applications in Waukesha County, Wisconsin are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Waukesha County housing authority office.
4. Apply for Section 8
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 your bank, and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment.
5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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 set their own preferences. For example, a PHA 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 demand is high, some PHAs use a random lottery to choose applications, and many close their waiting lists. The PHA must give a reason for a rejection, and an applicant can request an informal review.
6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows you to pick an eligible house or apartment that accepts Section 8, based on your family size. Tenants typically pay about 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward rent. When a family first moves in, its share can't be more than 40 percent of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the local payment standard.
Once you find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers, it must pass a physical inspection. The housing voucher payment goes directly to the landlord.
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?
A housing choice voucher is provided by the federal government's major program to help very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
3. What is the most section 8 will pay?
It depends on your housing agency's payment standard, which is usually set between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for your area. You typically pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income. When you first move in, your share can't be more than 40% of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the payment standard.
4. What is counted as income for Section 8?
HUD defines income to include:
- 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.
- Under HUD's 2023 income and asset rule, IRS-recognized retirement accounts such as a 401(k) generally do not count as assets, but payments you receive from them may count as income. Ask your housing agency how it applies this rule.
5. How to get Section 8 immediately?
Due to limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units, there is no guaranteed way to receive Section 8 immediately. The application process can be long and time consuming.
6. How long does it take to get a Section 8 voucher after the interview?
When a PHA in Waukesha County, Wisconsin issues a voucher, it gives the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family based on various factors.