Housing Choice Vouchers - Section 8 - Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Resource Name:Housing Choice Vouchers - Section 8 - Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
address
308 2nd Avenue NE, Austin, MN 55912
Eligibility
Open to all households who meet housing choice voucher program low income requirements
Required documents
Application/registration form
background check
credit check
driver's license
landlord verification
proof of household income
Social Security card/number
Hours
- Office: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
- Application Drop Box: 24 hours/7 days a week
(507)433-1866
Voice
·Intake
Application process
Call; visit website; walk in
Fees
None
Service area
Mower County, MN
Designed to assist low-income families with their monthly rent payments. Provides for a rent subsidy to be paid to the owner of a rental unit on behalf of the eligible family. Family will pay approximately 30% of its monthly income for rent, and Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority will make up the difference to the approved payment standard. Rent is to include maintenance and utility services.
Note: Only families eligible to receive Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) assistance are eligible for the homeownership option, must be first-time home buyers, and complete a homeownership counseling program. Call or visit the website for more information.
Last Assured
08/18/2026
Providing organization
Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
City housing and redevelopment authority