Rental Assistance Programs in Olmsted County
There are two general types of rental assistance programs available in Olmsted County:
Tenant based - the assistance stays with the tenant, and
Project based - the participant must live in a particular unit (project) to get assistance.
Olmsted County Housing and Rehabilitation Authority administers two rental assistance programs:
| Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) |
(formerly known as "Section 8")
federal (HUD) tenant-based program
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| Low Income Public Housing (LIPH) |
local project-based program for families |
The following programs are available through various other Olmsted County agencies:
| Housing Options Program (HOP) |
local tenant-based program for tenants with special needs |
| Transitional Housing Assistance Program (T-RAP) |
tenant-based state program for single mothers and households of color |
More detail on each program and the agency to contact to make application is available at the links on the left.