King County Housing Authority Section 8 Waitlist Opening 1/28!

Do you or someone you know need subsidized housing? The King County Housing Authority Section 8 waitlist will reopen on Wednesday, January 28^th. King County Housing Authority’s wait list from June 2011 has been exhausted.  The wait list for new applications will accept online-only applications at kcha.org from 8 a.m. on Jan. 28 and close on Feb. 10th at 4 p.m. A computer lottery will randomly select 2,500 households from eligible applications received to be placed on a new Section 8 voucher wait list.

Section 8 vouchers help people with low incomes rent homes on the private market. With a voucher, you pay at least 28 percent, but not more than 40 percent (in the first year), of your household income for rent and utilities. King County Housing Authority pays the difference between your portion of the rent and the amount your landlord requests. If you qualify for a voucher, you can use it to rent from any landlord in King County willing to take part in the program. In some cases you may also use it to rent in incorporated Seattle or Renton, or outside of the county.

For the first time, all applications must be submitted online through their website, kcha.org.  King County Housing Authority is working to assure adequate access and assistance, including making the computer centers at a number of King County Housing Authority properties around the county available to the general public to apply. Computers in the lobby of the 700 building will also be available to the public during the application period, 700 Andover Park W. Tukwila, 98188. The online application may also be completed using a smart phone. 

Good luck!