Ypsilanti Housing Commission is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Ypsilanti Housing Commission manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Ypsilanti Housing Commission administered a total of 50 Section 8 Vouchers. Ypsilanti Housing Commission currently has Low-Rent as its program type. Ypsilanti Housing Commission is located at 601 Armstrong Dr., Ypsilanti, MI, 48197 and serves the city of Ypsilanti. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Ypsilanti Housing Commission at, (734) 482-4300 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The YHC is a business committed to excellence through an effective and efficient process in providing quality housing and creating an environment which will provide our customers opportunity, access to resources, and the expectation that our communities will be safe, secure places to live and for residents to realize their full potential and opportunities inclusive of homeownership.

The Housing Commission administers the low income public housing and Section 8 programs within the City to ensure that participants are provided with adequate, safe, and affordable housing opportunities. All applicants must complete an application to be assigned a position on the waiting list. Selection is based on factors such as income limits and family status. Applications are accepted Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Housing Commission office for public housing only. Contact the Housing Commission for information on the status of the Section 8 program.

There are currently 218 public housing units within the City of which 26 are designated for senior housing. Under the Section 8 program, applicants must locate housing units where landlords are willing to participate in the program. Applicants are required to pay 30% of their monthly income toward the rent while the Section 8 housing voucher covers the remainder of the rent payment.