Public Housing Application Form - Emery County, Utah printable pdf download

Emery County Housing Authority

PO Box 551 / 75 East Main St. Rm 210 A & B

Castle Dale, UT 84513

435-381-2902

GENERAL INFORMATION

Emery County Housing Authority offers rental

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher

assistance programs for low income families with

Program

allows qualified families to “shop” for a

children under 18 (and in school), and those

rental anywhere in the county. When the applicant

individuals who have a government recognized

reaches the top of the waiting list, and passes a

disability, or are elderly. The programs are for

background/credit check, they will be offered a

rental assistance only. Please be aware that there is

voucher which will enable them to only have to pay

no immediate or emergency assistance available –

a part of the full rent. Once a rental is selected, it

regardless of circumstances. All applicants will be

must be inspected by the housing authority, and it

placed on a waiting list according to the date and time

must fall within affordable limits.

If the rental

of the application.

qualifies, a contract will be signed between the

authority and the landlord of the rental. The housing

WHAT TYPE OF HELP IS AVAILABLE?

authority will pay a portion of the full rent directly to

the landlord. This amount is determined by the

The housing authority has two different programs.

income of the tenants and the family size. The

Public Housing

balance of the rent not paid by the housing authority

Section 8 or Housing Choice Voucher

is paid by the family directly to the landlord. Security

deposits are not covered by the housing authority.

Each of these programs has its own separate waiting

The waiting list for this program averages 18-24

list and a separate application form. You may apply

months – but can vary depending on how fast families

for either program – or for both programs by filling

leave the program and funding becomes available to

out either or both applications.

the next family on the waiting list. There are about 68

slots (vouchers) available in Emery County.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

Participants must sign a one year lease agreement.

TWO PROGRAMS?

WHAT MAKES A FAMILY OR PERSON

The Public Housing program

consists of 24

ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE?

apartments which are owned and managed by the

housing authority.

The housing authority is the

Those affected by the following circumstances are

landlord. There are 12 public housing units in Castle

eligible for consideration for admission to either

Dale and 12 units in Ferron. We do not have any

program:

public housing in any other towns in Emery County.

Qualified individuals pay rent to the housing authority

1. Families, disabled persons, or elderly

based on their income and family size. The waiting

persons who are displaced by government action or

list for public housing averages about 6 months – but

natural disaster.

it can vary depending on how quickly apartments

2. Families, disabled persons, or elderly

become vacant.

Public housing applicants are

persons who spend more than 50% of their income for

screened before admittance and will be denied

rent and utilities (excluding the telephone).

admittance if they owe any housing authority money

3. Families, disabled persons, or elderly

or if they do not receive satisfactory references from

persons who currently live in substandard housing

previous landlords and law enforcement officials.

and have inadequate income to move, or

Participants in public housing sign a continuous (non-

4. Families, disabled persons, or elderly

expiring) lease but may terminate the lease with a 15-

persons who do not have a place of their own

day prior notice. There is a residency requirement of

(homeless).

90 days prior to admission for this program.

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Public Housing Application Form - Emery County, Utah

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