Description:
Description:
Lake Wales 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. Lake Wales Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 72 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Lake Wales Housing Authority administered a total of 172 Section 8 Vouchers. Lake Wales Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Lake Wales Housing Authority is located at 10 W Sessoms Avenue, Lake Wales, FL, 33853 and serves the city of Lake Wales. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Lake Wales Housing Authority at, (863) 676-7414 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Lake Wales Housing Authority (LWHA) is located in Central Florida 45 miles SW of Orlando and 60 miles East of Tampa. LWHA was created in 1969 to provide housing to low-income families.
The LWHA has one development, Grove Manor, which was constructed in 1971. Currently, LWHA owns and manages 140 public housing units and administers 72 Section 8 vouchers.
A five member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Lake Wales governs the LWHA.
The mission of the Lake Wales Housing Authority is to assist low-income families with safe, decent, and affordable housing opportunities as they strive to achieve self-sufficiency and improve the quality of their lives. The Housing Authority is committed to operating in an efficient, ethical, and professional manner. The Housing Authority will create and maintain partnerships with its clients and appropriate community agencies in order to accomplish this mission.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Lake Wales Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 172 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 72 |
Waiting list for the Lake Wales Housing Authority is currently | Closed |
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 Polk County, FL:
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Population: | 634,638 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.71 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 14.3% |
Homeownership Rate: | 70.5% |
Housing Units: | 279,872 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $21,285 |
Median Household Income: | $43,113 |
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