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Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Section 8 Rental Assistance or Housing Choice Voucher program, is
a federally funded program designed to help eligible low income families
secure decent, safe and sanitary housing. The Louisville Metro Housing
Authority administers the program by providing vouchers that enable eligible
families to seek out suitable housing in the private sector. To participate
in the Section 8 program, head of households must be at least 18 years
of age or legally emancipated. All rental units must meet housing quality
standards (pass inspection), and the rent requested by the landlord must
be within program affordability limits, and reasonable for the area where
the unit is located. The security deposit and deposits for utilities,
if applicable, are the participant’s full responsibility.
For additional information on the Housing Choice Voucher Program, please click
on the following link to go to the Housing Choice Voucher Fact Sheet:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/about/fact_sheet.cfm
And to find other assisted
housing in the Louisville area, please click on the following link:
http://www.hud.gov/apps/section8/step2.cfm?state=KY%2CKentucky
*All participants have the choice of living anywhere in the USA where a voucher program exists.
However, there are restrictions for new families. If you do not
currently reside in Louisville or have not had a Louisville Metro
address for the past 12 months, you will have to lease up in the
Louisville Metro area for at least one year.
Contact Phone Numbers
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For information regarding your position on the waiting list:
(502) 584-1704 (24 hours/7 days a week)
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For applicant questions: (502) 569-6076
(Monday - Thursday, 1:00 - 4:00PM)
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Change in income or
family composition: (502) 569-6248 (Monday - Friday, 8:30AM
- 4:00PM)
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Current LMHA public housing residents should contact their Property Manager for additional information regarding Section 8 availability
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For Section 8 participant
questions/problems, please contact our Customer Service/Ombudsman,
Ms.Deborah Gilbert at (502)
569-6942
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For
owner/landlord questions/problems, please contact our Landlord
Liaison, Ms. Michele Jefferson at
(502) 569-6948
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