

A sign language interpreter will be available in-office from 8 to 10 a.m.on Monday, May 8 Tuesday, May 9 Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12. Walk-in applications are accepted during the following dates and times at 200 West Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS.Applications are available online 24 hours a day, beginning May 8 at 8 a.m.Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher Program.Public Housing – Two, three, and four bedroom scattered site units.Parkview Manor (4 story low-rise) – One bedroom units.Guidelines for bedroom number qualifications are as follows:Ģ children are allowed per bedroom provided that they are the same gender, and are within 5 years of age to one another.Ģ children are allowed per bedroom provided that they are the same gender.The Olathe Housing Authority will open the waiting list from May 8-12, 2023, and accept preliminary applications for the Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher program and Public Housing. Once you have reported your household size change, you will be moved to a different wait list for an eligible unit size. This happens quite a lot, so make sure to keep your address current on the portal.ĭuring the waiting process, if you have a change in household size, you must report this change to us. You do not want to miss a notification letter telling you you’re at the top of the wait list! If you move and do not notify us, we will mail to the last address we have on file, and you may be removed from the housing wait list because you didn’t let us know you moved and never responded. Every time we need to contact you, we do it through the mail.

If you move, please let us know your new address via the portal. One of the most important changes that MUST be reported is a change of address. Possible changes you need to report are things like new phone number, new address, adding a family member, removing a family member, becoming qualified for disability, etc. If you have a change in your information while you are an applicant on the waiting list, you must report the change to HHA.Ĭhanges can be made using our online portal, which you can access through the button at the top of this page, or by clicking “Applicant Portal” on the home page.

When you apply for housing, you will be quoted the main wait list, not necessarily the individual wait list for the specific bedroom number unit that you need. The longest waiting list is for the 2 bedroom family units, because those are the units needed by the most families, and currently we do not have enough available 2 bedroom units for the need right now. The Elderly Wait List is divided by the following bedroom number units: The Family Wait List is divided by the following bedroom number units: Then those two lists are divided into smaller wait lists based on family size, and how many bedrooms are needed: There is a Public Housing Family Wait List an a Public Housing Elderly Wait List. There are also applications on the list that are inactive for a number of reasons, so the list may appear longer than it actually is in reality because of inactive applicants. We have many applicants waiting for units to become available.
