Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority

01/13/2020

Coalition On Homelessness and Housing in Ohio

We are proud to have received additional funding to help area Veterans with housing through the HUD-VASH program!

Veteran homelessness has dropped by 56% in Ohio over the past decade. The HUD-VASH program shows we really can move the needle when we focus resources, use best practices and collaborate. Let's expand this successful approach to end homelessness for children and other vulnerable Ohioans!

01/06/2020

Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority awards additional affordable housing vouchers

Some great news for our County! Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority is the proud recipient of more vouchers for helping the vulnerable in our community. Thanks to the News Herald for sharing our success!

The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority recently announced the awarding of 20 affordable housing vouchers for low-income, non-elderly Lake County residents with disabilities through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

12/23/2019

Sen. Sherrod Brown announced local funding to aid homeless veterans

We are proud to have received additional funding to aid homeless veterans in our community through the HUD-VASH Program!

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority will receive $49,042 in federal funding to provide rental assistance paired with health services for homeless veterans.

08/29/2019

Fair Housing Resource Center Inc.

Some helpful information about reasonable modifications in housing!

Under the Fair Housing Act, a reasonable modification is a structural change made to existing premises, occupied or to be occupied by a person with a disability, in order to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises. In addition, the Fair Housing Act prohibits a housing provider from refusing to permit, at the expense of the person with a disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises. If you need help with a Reasonable Modification, contact your local Fair Housing organization.
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08/19/2019

HUD Approves Vouchers for Housing After Foster Care — Shelterforce

Some good news for aging foster kids from HUD!

Former foster youth and advocates recently convinced federal housing officials on how best to legislate support for housing for young adults as they exit foster care.

07/29/2019

The problem with fake service dogs

This is a very helpful article about the differences between service animals, therapy dogs and ESAs (emotional support animals), along with the legal rights involved.

More states are cracking down on owners who falsely label their pets.

07/24/2019

Racial Discrimination in Housing

Check out this helpful explanation of prohibited racial discrimination in housing.

The Fair Housing Act protects people based on 7 protected classes. - Race - Sex - Familial Status - Disability - Religion - National Origin Racial discrimina...

07/24/2019

REMINDER: Lake MHA Administrative office will close early tomorrow, at 11:30am.