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HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The East St.Louis Housing Authority(ESLHA) is offering attractive homeownership opportunities for current East St. Louis Public Housing residents to become homeowners.

Public Housing

The East St. Louis Housing Authority (ESLHA) provides housing to low income families, the elderly and to people with disabilities.The ESLHA owns and operates approximately 2,000 units of public housing within the City of East St. Louis. These units include nine family developments, six high rise apartment buildings, and various single family detached homes known as scattered sites.
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Section 8 Program
The East St. Louis Housing Authority (ESLHA) administers the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Section 8 Program. This program allows participants to seek out private landlords anywhere within St. Clair County, enter into a rental contract and receive assistance from the housing authority in paying their monthly rent. Additionally, The ESLHA participates in three Section 8 voucher programs.These programs include the Tenant Based Voucher, the Homeownership Voucher and the Family Unification Voucher Programs.                                                                                                        More...

About Us
The East St. Louis Housing Authority (ESLHA) provides affordable housing opportunities for low and middle-income groups. What makes ESLHA is special is its no-discrimination policy. The ESLHA oversees 2,090 units of public housing, which include 4,748 residents.
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Message from the Executive Director
 
Welcome to the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s web site. As with all other housing authorities around the nation we have the goal and the responsibility to provide decent, safe and affordable housing for low income members of our community. This responsibility must necessarily go far beyond providing just housing.
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