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OLATHE HOUSING AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Housing Authority of Olathe, Kansas will hold a public hearing at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, to present its Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2027.
City of Olathe Renner Campus
17300 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061
The proposed Annual Plan and supporting documents are available for review at least 45 days prior to the public hearing on the Olathe Housing Authority’s website.
All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing virtually, or express comments orally or in writing, during the public comment period prior to the meeting by e-mailing JEDePriest@olatheks.org before September 18, 2026.
If an accommodation is needed, please notify the Olathe Housing Authority at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
For information, call the Olathe Housing Authority office at 913-971-6260.
Properties
Waiting List Position
- The Waiting List is updated on a weekly basis.
- Call 913-562-6380 to check your position on the waiting list.
- Check the webpage.
Wait List Time Estimate
- Two to five years, with preference eligibility.
Preferences
- Meets working preference status.
- Meets elderly status.
- Meets disability status.
- Meets Olathe residency status.
Eligibility Requirements
- Meets program guidelines for family income.
- Meets program guidelines for household composition including families, single individuals, elderly, and/or a person with a disability.
- Holds U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status.
- Meets criminal background check requirements.
- Holds a good standing status with other housing authority agencies.
Your responsibilities to maintain your place on the OHA Waiting List
- Report changes to physical or mailing address
- Report changes in income or family composition to the Olathe Housing Authority (OHA):
- Report income changes
- Report family composition changes
- Request for a reasonable accommodation related to disability must be made in advance of the deadline.
Your file will be closed if
- You fail to return and/or respond to any OHA correspondence.
- You fail to return a Waiting List update within the designated timeframe, in December.
- You fail to request an appeal and/or hearing in writing within the designated timeframe.
The Waiting List is purged annually in December
- Updates are mailed by first-class mail the first week of December.+
- Updates are considered delivered unless they are returned by the US Post Office.
- Updates must be returned and/or responded to within the designated timeframe to avoid closing the applicant’s file and removing the applicant’s name from the Waiting List.
- Appeals will only be considered if a request is made in writing and received within 30 days after the date a Waiting List file is closed.
Contact
Olathe Housing Authority (OHA)
P.O. Box 768
Olathe, KS 66061
Office Location:
17300 W. 119th St.
Olathe, KS 66061
913- 971-6260
913- 971-6277 - Fax
Contact the Olathe Housing Authority at OlatheConnect.
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