Rental Properties

Rental Properties

The Housing Division Rental Properties Program provides low cost rental housing for Native American families. The Affordable Housing Program consists of four rental properties located in Okmulgee, Okemah, Checotah, Eufaula and an Elderly Housing Addition also located in Okmulgee. The Housing Division manages over 300 living units with each of the four main rental locations having approximately 75 units (duplexes).

Elderly Housing

The Elderly Housing Addition has sixteen duplexes and houses up to 48 residents. more info

RENTAL PROPERTIES ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

To be eligible for admission to the Rental Properties operated by the Housing Division, applicants must:

• Have an Annual Income, which does not exceed the applicable income limits except as exempted for Police Officers.
  
• Be 18 years of age or older or be 17 years old and married, or emancipated. 
  
• Provide all requested information, including Social Security numbers and evidence of citizenship or eligible immigration status for all members of the household plus employer identification numbers for each working family member on the required forms.
  
• Sign all required forms including the consent for disclosure of information.

In selecting families, it shall be the policy of the Housing Authority to make resident selections as outlined below:

1. Eligible Tribal Creek Citizens who are involuntarily displaced by government action or natural disaster, or by fire (does not include arson by the home buyer or criminal act.)
   
2. Full Blood (4/4), elderly (62 and over), and Creek Tribal Citizen.
   
3. Eligible large families, elderly families, near elderly families, and a family with disabilities that are Creek Tribal Citizens. 
   
4. All other Creek Citizens.
   
5. All other tribal members.

Total tenant payment assessed each Lessee Family shall be an amount based on their adjusted income by 30%.

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