Lakewood Housing Authority

Lakewood Housing Authority Apartment Details

The Authority's mission is to provide safe and decent affordable housing to qualified low-income families and individuals.
The Authority also aims to promote self-sufficiency initiatives and improve the quality of life and economic stability of its residents.
Lakewood Housing Authority works to provide safe and decent affordable housing to qualified low-income families and individuals through five programs:
Public Housing
Section 8
Family Self Sufficiency
Family Unification Program
Homeownership Program
For Public Housing you can either:
Download an application from their home page
Come into the office between 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday to pick up an application
Call the main number and request that an application be mailed to you
Unfortunately, the LHA does not provide emergency housing. Once a family or individual completes an application for housing, and is determined eligible, the individual or family will be placed on the waiting list.
Depending on the size apartment the individual/family needs, the wait can be anywhere from six months to several years.
Hours:
The LHA office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 4:00pm, with the exception of recognized holidays. The office opens to the public at 9:00am and is closed from 12:00pm-12:30pm for lunch.
Eligibility for housing programs is generally based on income and the size of the family.
For Section 8, your rent will generally be 30% of your adjusted gross income with some exceptions. Your case worker will explain the rent calculation to you in further detail.

Important information
Waiting Lists
Most low income apartments have waiting lists. Some of these lists can take years until you can be called for openings. The key is to try to get on as many waiting lists as possible.

Call The Apartments Directly
We provide phone numbers and websites. Call the apartments directly if they have openings or open waiting lists.

Apartment Rates
We provide current apartment rates on many listing pages. Most HUD listings do not have published rates. They are based on 30% of the renters adjustable gross income. You will need to contact the apartments to determine if you qualify for income based rent.

Apartment Rental and informational statistics for zip code

Median apartment rental rate in this zip code	$1,427
Population in zip code	102,466
Median age of those living in this zip code	19.3
Average household income of those living in this zip code	$52,148
Average home value in this zip code	$329,361