Oskaloosa Municipal Housing Agency

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

Currently the OMHA administers 230 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. This program provides assistance to qualified applicants that rent privately owned houses and/or apartments within the City of Oskaloosa. Households wanting rent assistance within Mahaska County, but outside the city limits of Oskaloosa, need to contact the Area XV Multi-County Housing Authority in Agency, IA., at 1-800-848-9438.

To be considered income eligible, a household must have an annual income of not more than 50% of the Mahaska County HUD Income Limits. The program requires the tenants to pay at least 30% of their adjusted income toward rent with the assistance program picking up the balance. All tenants are required to have their incomes reviewed at least annually.   

The OMHA maintains a waiting list for the rent assistance program. Applications are taken in the office M-T-Th 8-4:30, or can be downloaded here. Downloaded applications must be mailed to Oskaloosa Housing Agency, 220 South Market, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. To make application we need to know the legal name, social security number and address of the head of household as well as all household income.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Applicants are taken off the waiting list as others drop off the program and as assistance is available based upon the date and time of their application.

Landlords are required to maintain their properties so they meet the Minimum Housing Quality Standards (HQS). This requires annual inspections of all assisted properties and most of the time a second inspection to verify the noted repairs have been completed.

For additional information on rent assistance contact the housing office at 641/673-8362 or by email to Carolyn Haselhuhn.

OMHA FY '10 Annual Report

OMHA Administrative Plan

FREQUENTLY ASKED FOR INFORMATION/PHONE NUMBERS

FAMILY UNITS WITH RENT ASSISTANCE

Santa Clara Apartments   1305 Santa Clara 673-8526

Meadowbrook Apts. 510 South M St. 673-8526

Southern Hills Apartmetns 202 18th Ave East 673-6656

SENIOR UNITS WITH RENT ASSISTANCE

Grant / Lincoln Terrace Apartments 515-223-0029

Wells Apts. (Inglenook & Norwich)  309 North D  673-8508

Oskaloosa Park Apts.      1210 So. F 673-0364

Oskaloosa Retirement Homes (Shady Lodge) 1102 So. 11th 673-6323

Highland Park Senior Housing 109 18th Ave. E 673-4599

New Sharon Elderly (Sharon Mathis) Prairie Homes   

641-236-6151

SERVICE AGENCIES

Human Services 673-3496

County Relief 672-2625

SIEDA 673-8758

Imagine The Possibilities 673-3459

Crisis Intervention Hotline 673-5499

SCIC for Independent Living 672-1867

Mahaska Co. Habitat for Humanity                       

295-5805

P.O. Box 583

Oskaloosa , IA 52577

Area XV Multi-County Housing Authority

417 North College                                               

1-800-848-9438

Box 276

Agency, IA 52530

(Provides rent assistance in Mahaska, Wayne, Wapello, Jefferson, Van Buren Davis Lucas, Keokuk & Appanoose Counties)