Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency

Open: 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom Public Housing

The Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom Apartments from June 17, 2024 at 8:00 am, until August 17, 2024 at 5:00 pm CT.

Preferences

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Victim of physical violence; Victim of hate crime; Victim of natural disaster; Involuntarily displaced; Working.

Selection Process

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences

Application Method

There are three ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

1. Pick up an application from the Administrative office located at 2309 Euclid Ave, Des Moines, Iowa 50310.
2. Print the paper application that will be available on the City of Des Moines website.
3. Call the Administrative Office at (515) 323-8950 to request an application be mailed.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: returned to the Administrative Office, located at the address mentioned above.

For more information, visit the DMMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DMMHA public notice on May 24, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Des Moines, Iowa. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (515) 323-8950.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/17/2024.

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Open: Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency Mainstream Voucher

The Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency (DMMHA) is accepting Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from December 7, 2020 at 8:00 am, until further notice.

Please note: This waiting list is only open for the mainstream preference.

To apply during the opening period, Contact the Centralized Intake at Primary Health Care, located at 1200 University Ave. #110A, Des Moines, IA 50314, or HUD Funded Permanent Supportive Housing or Rapid Rehousing provider for more information on how to apply.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Be a non-elderly person (under the age of 62) with a disability and;
• Previously experienced homelessness and;
• Be a current client in a HUD funded permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing program.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the DMMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DMMHA on November 17, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Polk County, Iowa.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (515) 323-8950.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Highland Park Plaza, Oak Park Plaza, Eastview Manor and Southview Manor Senior Public Housing

The Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Highland Park Plaza, Oak Park Plaza, Eastview Manor and Southview Manor is currently open. 

The DMMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of May 13, 2022, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Print the paper application here.
2. Pick up the application from the DMMHA's administrative office, located at 2309 Euclid Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50310.

Once the application is completed, it must be returned DMMHA's administrative office, address mentioned above.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Victim of physical violence; Victim of hate crime; Victim of natural disaster; Involuntarily displaced; Working.

Selected applicants are placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the DMMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DMMHA on May 13, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Public Housing rental assistance in Des Moines, Iowa. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (515) 323-8950.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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