Leavenworth 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. Leavenworth Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 105 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Leavenworth Housing Authority administered a total of 469 Section 8 Vouchers. Leavenworth Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Leavenworth Housing Authority is located at 200 Shawnee St., Leavenworth, KS, 66048 and serves the city of Leavenworth. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Leavenworth Housing Authority at, (913) 682-2200 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Planters II is a 105-unit, 10-story, high-rise public housing apartment building at 200 Shawnee Street in downtown Leavenworth. It is intended for persons over the age of 62 or persons with medically-certified disabilities. Residents pay 30% of their gross monthly income for rent. Total tenant income must be below 80% of the community's median income, which for a single occupancy is about $39,900 for one and $45,700 for two. There is usually a waiting list, ordered on a first-come basis.

There are 100 one-bedroom apartments, nine of which are fully handicapped-accessible (e.g. drop down counter tops, extra wide doorways with pocket doors, extra bathroom accommodations) and four 2-bedroom apartments and a resident manager's apartment. Ninety-seven apartments have a view of the Missouri River. Other apartments have a view of historic downtown Leavenworth.

Section 8 is a tenant based rental assistance program for low and moderate income households. Qualified applicants receive a voucher and enter into a lease with a participating property owner within Leavenworth county. The City of Leavenworth manages up to 300 voucher holders through the Section 8 program. To request a Section 8 application, email Pat Tooley, or call 682-2200.