Columbus Colony Housing 1 is managed by Fairfield Homes.
Colubus Colony Housing is a HUD Subsidized four story building with 106 units, with accessibility features for the deaf and 12 apartments with additional accessible features for people with limited mobility. Applicants must meet income limits and one of the qualifications below to be eligible for an apartment.
A single person who is 62 or older, or one member of the household, who is the head of household or a spouse is 62 or older.
A person age 18 or older that requires the feature of a mobility or hearing accessible apartment who is a single person, or a co-head or spouse of the household that has a verifiable disability.
Columbus Colony Housing has 18 apartments that are 2 bedrooms. A single applicant needs to have a verifiable medical reason from a medical professional in order to qualify for a two bedroom apartment.
Columbus Colony Housing must rent 40% of the apartments to Extremely Low Income applicants each year, so these applicants may be given priority to meet this regulation.
Unit (Bd/Ba) | Ft2 | Rent |
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One Bedroom (1/1) | - | Call for Price |
Two Bedroom (2/1) | - | Call for Price |
Generally, households earning up to the income limit in the table below for their household size are eligible for units participating in a HUD rental assistance program in Westerville but actual income limits may differ for units at Columbus Colony Housing 1.
AMI Band | 1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person |
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30% | $20,850 | $23,800 | $26,800 | $30,000 |
50% | $34,750 | $39,700 | $44,650 | $49,600 |
80% | $55,550 | $63,500 | $71,450 | $79,350 |
Since this property was built or renovated using funding from HUD's Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program, residency is usually restricted to households earning 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) or less with at least one member age 62 years or older. Tenants pay rent based on household income. This rent is usually the highest of the following three amounts: either 30% adjusted monthly income, or 10% unadjusted monthly income, or, if receiving welfare assistance, the housing costs portion of this assistance.