Public Housing Waiting List

The Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs (MHACB) waiting list for Publics Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on December 9, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period: 

1. Print the online paper application.
2. Pick up an application from the MHACB.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

1. Mailed to the MHACB.
2. Faxed to the MHACB.
3. Emailed to the MHACB.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Elderly and disabled families residing within the city limits of Council Bluffs -5 Pts. Families who live, work or have been hired to work within the city limits of Council Bluffs-3 Pts.Low income families residing within the city limits of Council Bluffs -2 Pts.
• Near elderly families residing within the city limits of Council Bluffs -4 Pts.
• Families displaced by natural disaster such as fire, earthquake, flood, etc., causing the unit to be uninhabitable-1 Pt.
• Families displaced by government action or code enforcement or problems with contract renewals at other HUD subsidized projects-1 Pt.
• Victims of domestic abuse only so long as the abusing family member is not included in the family-1 Pt.
• Low income families living outside the city limits of Council Bluffs-1 Pt. Near elderly families living outside the city limits of Council Bluffs-1 Pt. Elderly and disabled families living outside the city limits of Council Bluffs-1 Pt.

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

For more information, visit the MHACB website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHACB on December 16, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.