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Public Housing

Public Housing Application

The Public Housing program consists of rental units, within the City of Des Moines, owned and managed by the Department of Housing Services.  Participants are offered an apartment in one of our five manors.  Upon acceptance of a unit, participants enter into a lease agreement with the Department of Housing Services and pay approximately 30% of their monthly adjusted income for rent.

At this time DMMHA is accepting applications ONLY from applicants qualifying for one of our five (5) manors. Royal View Manor (singles, elderly, disabled, or families of no more than 2 persons), East View Manor (elderly only), Southview Manor (elderly only), Highland Park Plaza (elderly only) and Oak Park Plaza (elderly only).

Eligible applicants for these units must be at least 18 years of age, be a single person, a disabled person, a person 62 years of age or older or a married couple or an elderly or disabled family or a non-disabled/elderly family of no more than two persons. The income limit for one person households is $40,150.  The income limit for two person households is $45,900.  NOTE:  Maximum of two persons per household.

Additional eligibility requirements are as follows:

• One member of the household must be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen with eligible status
• Applicants for the Section 8 Program must be age 18 to be eligible to apply
• Must meet income eligibility requirements as established by HUD
• Must successfully pass screening criteria which includes, but is not limited to: no negative past participation in Federally subsidized programs, acceptable arrest history, acceptable rental history, and does not owe any money to a federally subsidized housing program.

DMMHA WILL DENY an applicant for the Public Housing Program if they have any drug related charges on their arrest record within the past five years.

For more information, contact the Housing Services Department at (515) 323-8950.