Description:
Description:
Iowa City Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Iowa City Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 81 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Iowa City Housing Authority administered a total of 1,272 Section 8 Vouchers. Iowa City Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Iowa City Housing Authority is located at 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240 and serves the city of Iowa City. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Iowa City Housing Authority at, (319) 356-5400 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
**Please note that this agency will not receive or respond to any online inquiries from this site.**
The Housing Authority works to improve the quality of life for clients, acting as a community leader on affordable housing by providing information and education, housing assistance, and public and private partnership opportunities. The Housing Authority is a division of the City of Iowa City established in 1969 to administer housing assistance programs throughout its jurisdiction, including all of Johnson County and portions of Iowa and Washington Counties.
We currently assist more than 1,200 low-income families to acquire and maintain affordable housing through rental and ownership programs. Rental assistance includes the Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs. Homeownership opportunities exist under the Tenant-to-Owner Program, Affordable Dream Homeownership Program, and the Housing Choice Homeownership Program. Participation in all programs requires the family be within federally established income guidelines.
The Housing Authority works with approximately 450 landlords. There are approximately 1214 vouchers with a total Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract in excess of $6 million to landlords within the Housing Authority jurisdiction.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Iowa City Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 6 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 1,272 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 81 |
Waiting list for the Iowa City Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Johnson County, IA:
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Population: | 142,287 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.33 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 34.8% |
Homeownership Rate: | 59.7% |
Housing Units: | 57,710 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $29,592 |
Median Household Income: | $53,424 |
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