housing choice voucher “section 8” waitlist - closed 

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER “SECTION 8” (HCV) - CLOSED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2023

Mainstream Voucher Waitlist - open

OPEN for Preapplications AS OF JAN 11, 2021 AT 12:00 pm on a limited basis, for applicants ages 18-61 with a verfied disability

The PREAPPLICATION FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE may be submitted:

• By Mail: HAOC, 431 W 5th Ave, Omak, WA 98841

• Placed in the HAOC secure lock box located near the office front entrance at:

  • 431 West 5th Avenue in Omak, Washington

• By Fax: 1(509)422-1713

IF YOU REQUIRE A SPECIAL ACCOMODATION PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IN WRITING, BY PHONE: (509)422-3721 OR, EMAIL: INFO@OKANOGANHOUSING.ORG

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and a United States citizen or a noncitizen who has eligible immigration status.

  • Eligible immigration status includes a lawful permanent resident; registry immigrant; refugee or asylee; conditional entrant; parolee; withholding grantee; person granted 1986 amnesty status; resident of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, or Guam; victim or relative of a victim of trafficking.

• The household must make less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI)

• You can apply to most nationwide waiting lists, regardless of where you currently live.

Fair Market Rent Payment Standards for Okanogan County apply as established by HUD, and units must meet HUD’s basic Housing Quality Standards (HQS).  The HAOC currently administers about 165 Housing Choice Vouchers. Since 1998 the “Section 8” or Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, offers low-income community members with an opportunity to access safe and affordable housing of their choice.  The program provides a monthly rent subsidy that is paid to landlords on behalf of the voucher recipient. Families are able to find and lease privately owned housing within Okanogan County. Voucher participants pay approximately 30-40% of the Adjusted Monthly Household Income towards rent and utilities. Participants in the HCV Program are responsible for locating suitable housing that is affordable through a combination of rent paid by the tenant, and a subsidy paid by the Housing Authority of Okanogan County (HAOC) on behalf of the tenant.