Qualifying for Low-Income Housing

O’Brien Brothers operates three Section 8 affordable-housing properties for qualified individuals and families.

If you are interested in one of our low-income residential properties, please click the button below to get started with your housing application. If you qualify, you will be put on our waiting list and a confirmation letter will be mailed to you with an estimated wait time.

We look forward to welcoming you to the O’Brien Brothers family!

Country Park Housing McKenzie Apartments & Families Housing

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the basic qualifications for low-income housing?

To qualify for senior housing, you must be 62 years of age or older, or handicapped/disabled as defined by the Social Security Administration. To qualify for family housing, there must be between two and four family members in your household.

What are the income qualifications for low-income housing?

Income limits are different for each complex. If your income is over the specified income limits listed below, you would not qualify for that location.

 What is considered income?

Income includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

• Social Security Benefits
• Supplement Security Income (SSI) Benefits
• Pension distributions
• Employment wages
• Welfare income
• Interest from any asset accounts

Based on my income, what would my rent be?

Your rent is based on 30% of your gross monthly household income, minus an allowance for medical expenses.

What is the process of getting on the waiting list?

• Fill out the housing application completely.
• When your application is received, it will be date stamped and reviewed.
• If you appear to qualify, and your application is complete, your name will be added to the wait list on the date your application was received.
• A confirmation letter will be mailed out to you with an estimated wait time.
• You will be notified about a vacancy when your application moves to the top of the waiting list.
• If you are not ready to move at that time, you may remain on the waiting list; however, your name will go back to the bottom of the list.

How long will I have to wait?

The waiting period varies between locations. You will be notified of your estimated wait time in your confirmation letter.

Can I tour the complex and an apartment unit?

You may visit the apartment complex, but unfortunately, we cannot show individual apartments until one is vacant. If you know someone at the complex, perhaps they would be happy to have you visit them.

Are there community activities?

Yes, there are certain annual events that are held at each apartment complex. Activities may include a fall foliage outing, a summer boat trip, picnics, and holiday dinners.

Are services available?

We do not provide services such as meals, nursing staff, cleaning or shopping services, or any type of personal care.

Individuals must be able to uphold the terms of our lease agreement, and if they themselves cannot, they must demonstrate how they plan to uphold the terms of the lease, prior to admission.

Anti-discrimination policy

No otherwise qualified individual with handicaps shall, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from the participation in or be denied the benefits of the program or be subject to discrimination.

The owner/manager will not refuse to make reasonable accommodations, which do not impose an undue hardship on the owner/manager, in rules, policies, practices or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford an individual with handicaps equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit, including public and common use areas. We do not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, our federally assisted programs and activities.