Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority

The system will undergo scheduled maintenance from January 10, 8:00 a.m. EDT to January 11, 4:00 p.m. EDT. The application will be unavailable during this time.

Instructions

Thank you for your interest in EIRHA’s housing programs.  We maintain a waiting list for our housing programs according to Federal housing laws. Our online pre-application is an easy, step-by-step way to get your name on our waiting lists.

If you are an existing applicant looking to check the status of your application, log in using your WLC username and password if you have one, or go to www.waitlistcheck.com and select Don't Have an Account to check your status using your birth year and SSN.

You must complete the entire application for the application to be valid.

Before you begin the application, you must have the names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers available for all household members.  You should also know the amount of income, assets, and expenses for each household member.

If you are unsure which housing program or property is right for you, go back and review the property and program descriptions on our Web site before beginning the application.

A brief description of the programs offered include:

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) – qualifying households (50% or below County Median Income (CMI)) pay a minimum of 30% of their adjusted income or $50.00, whichever is greater, toward rent and utilities. EIRHA then makes monthly rental payments on behalf of the household to their landlord. The client will receive a voucher that they can utilize within the 7 counties EIRHA serves.

Public Housing – qualifying households (80% or below County Median Income (CMI)) pay a minimum of 30% of their adjusted income or $50, whichever is greater, toward rent and utilities. Rental payments are made directly to EIRHA on the first of the month. Units are owned by EIRHA and scattered throughout Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson and Clinton counties.


If you have any questions, you may contact us:


Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority

7600 Commerce Park

Dubuque, IA 52002

Phone: 563-556-4166

or 1-800-942-4648 (state of Iowa only)


Completing the Application:

As you complete the application, look for the following symbol:

* - Indicates that the information is required

Important: To move from one step of the application to another, you must use only the buttons at the bottom of the application. (The Begin button is below. Other steps have Next, Back, Confirm, and/or Submit buttons at the bottom that allow you to go forward and back within the application.)

Before applying, you must click this link to read the following document from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  Development: https://eirha.tenmast.com/apply/content/home/FormHUD-1141.pdf 

It informs you that you are committing fraud if you knowingly provide false or misleading information to obtain assisted housing. There are penalties that apply if you knowingly omit information or give false information.

 Click the Begin button to start your application.