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Apply for Housing

online wait list

Checking your status on our waiting lists is easy!

 Click the "Check Your Status" above to be taken to our online waiting list management website, administered through HAB, Inc.  All registration, troubleshooting, and access requests must be done through the HAB, Inc vendor site. 

Application Resources

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Submitting an application is easy!

Simply download the applicable application, fill it out completely, and send it to us!  Applications are accepted via mail, email, fax, or delivered in person.  Here's how!


Knox County Housing Authority

RE:  Application for Housing

216 W. Simmons St.

Galesburg, IL  61401

309.342.8129 ext. 1210

309.342.7206 fax

kcha@knoxhousing.org


KCHA Preference Points

In order to ensure the clients with the most critical housing needs are served, the Knox County Housing Authority (KCHA) has established preferences based on housing needs as defined within the agency’s Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) and Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan.

KCHA PREFERENCE POINTS

KCHA Waiting List Management and Procedures

Click here to read more about how the KCHA administers its waiting list, how applicants are selected for interviewing, and what steps you need to take to be ready when we call you in!

WAIT LIST MANAGEMENT

Is Fraud Worth It?

Information from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on committing fraud in relation to housing programs, as well as contact information in the event you suspect fraud is occurring.

IS FRAUD WORTH IT

VAWA Notifications

PHAs are required to inform applicants and tenants of their housing rights under the Violence Against Women Reautorization Act of 2013.  Click the button below to learn more about your rights under VAWA.

VAWA RIGHTS

Communication Assistance

Should you require assistance in completing this application, we're here to help!  Click below to access the Reasonable Accommodation request form and tell us how we may assist you!

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST

Choose the Program!

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

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High-rise living in the heart of downtown Galesburg, Illinois.  Amenities include on-site maintenance, large community rooms, most utilities included!

HIGH-RISE APPLICATION

Family Housing

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

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Three developments of Family Housing scattered across Galesburg, IL.  Offering 2,3,4,and 5 bedroom units in townhouse-style apartments.  On-site maintenance, playgrounds, and community spaces.

FAMILY HOUSING APPLICATION

Affordable Housing

Moon Towers/Bluebell Tower

Housing Choice (Section 8)

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Affordable housing options located on opposite ends of Galesburg, IL, these apartments offer 1,2, and 3 bedroom units, carpeted floors, and on-site maintenance.  Brentwood is located near abundant retail, and Prairieland offers a country-like setting on the edge of town.

AHP Application

Housing Choice (Section 8)

Housing Choice (Section 8)

Housing Choice (Section 8)

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 The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting low-income families afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartment complexes.

HCVP APPLICATION

Application Update

Housing Choice (Section 8)

Application Update

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 PH and HCVP applicants needing to submit an application update can download this form and mail it to the appropriate office. 

APPLICANT UPDATE

Participant Update

Housing Choice (Section 8)

Application Update

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PH and HCVP participants needing to submit a household update can download this form and mail it to the appropriate office.

PARTICIPANT UPDATE

Online Update Form

Applicant/Tenant Certification

By clicking "SEND" above, you are hereby certifying that information you submit is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.  Falsifying or misrepresenting information submitted to the Knox County Housing Authority for the purposes of income, household, and rent determinations will result in adverse action, up to and including termination or denial of assistance and imprisonment/compensatory damages.  

Willingly committing fraud in connection with a housing program is a felony.

Knox County Housing Authority

216 W. Simmons St. Galesburg, IL 61401 us

(309) 342-8129

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