Public Notices & Resident Advisory Board Meetings

Resident Advisory Board (RAB)
Notice of Meeting
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

A Resident Advisory Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. for the purpose of accepting comment on:

Disposition of Twenty-Four (24) Public Housing Properties in the Communities of Beach Park, Ingleside, Island Lake, Lake Bluff, Lakemoor, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Mundelein, Palatine, Prairie View, Round Lake, Wadsworth, Wauconda and Waukegan

The Lake County Housing Authority administers a Public Housing portfolio of 495 units. The federal funds for public housing are inconsistent and have been dwindling over the years, leaving LCHA with insufficient funds to maintain and improve our public housing units. LCHA has been exploring ways to deal with this financial situation. The proposed solution is a program called Section 18 Demolition/Disposition. This program will allow us to dispose of our scattered site Public Housing units and use the proceeds from the sales to increase our affordable housing stock. All LCHA program participants are welcome to attend.

Pursuant to executive order 2023-01 by Governor Pritzker and guidance provided by legal counsel, the Lake County Housing Authority may conduct this RAB Meeting by use of telephonic or electronic means without allowing a physical presence. LCHA program participants may access this meeting as follows:

1 (605) 313-5623
Conference PIN 408344

Comments can be submitted via email to deovaldi@lakecountyha.org, by US mail to Derek Eovaldi, 33928 North US Highway 45, Grayslake, IL 60030 or by leaving a voice mail message at (847) 223-1170 ext. 2320.

Please click on the following link to view the FY 2022 Utility Allowance Schedule for Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Programs.

FY 2022 Utility Allowance Schedule

Lake County Housing Authority Disposition Plan 2021

July 30, 2021

Letter to LCHA Residents:

We recently mailed and posted correspondence to inform you that some significant changes may be happening with your current housing program. We encouraged everyone to attend the Zoom meetings of the Resident Advisory Board to discuss the changes, but many were unable to. Therefore, we are providing you with information that describes the potential changes.

Lake County Housing Authority Disposition Plan 2021

The Lake County Housing Authority administers a Public Housing portfolio of 495 units (334 Senior units, and 161 units of scattered site single-family homes, townhomes, and duplexes). The federal funds for public housing are inconsistent and have been dwindling over the years, leaving LCHA with insufficient funds to maintain and improve our public housing units. LCHA has been exploring ways to deal with this financial situation.

The best solution is a program called Section 18 Demolition/Disposition. This program will allow us to demolish or dispose of our scattered site Public Housing units and use the proceeds from the sales to increase our affordable housing stock. We plan to apply for this program Fall of 2021. The application will be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and we expect the approval process to take 3-6 months. If the application is approved, the entire process should take approximately 8 to 24 months, and possibly longer.

Current Public Housing residents that are impacted by this change will receive a Tenant Protection Voucher (TPV), which is very similar to a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV). There are several differences between your current Public Housing program and the HCV/TPV program. One of the biggest differences is that your current housing subsidy under the Public Housing program is attached to your unit, whereas your housing subsidy with the TPV will be attached to the Resident. That means you can use your voucher on housing located in Lake County or other locations across the United States, as long as the landlord of the available unit accepts the HCV, the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the rent is reasonable.

Many details of LCHA plan and application will be determined over the next few weeks, as HUD encourages us to get feedback from current residents and answer any questions you may have before we apply.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns, our contact information is below. Also, if you would like to meet to discuss, please contact us to set up a meeting. Otherwise, we will be mailing information for our next Resident Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting.

There is a Frequently Asked Questions* section at the end of this document, and we will keep you updated throughout this process when we have more details.

Thank you,
Lorraine Hocker
Executive Director/CEO

Derek Eovaldi
Disposition Coordinator
847-707-2095

*Click HERE for Frequently Asked Questions.