Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program helps families pay rent in many different neighborhoods. The rental units are privately owned and may be single family houses or apartments in an apartment complex. Participant families include elderly persons, disabled persons and working families who do not earn enough to keep pace with rising rental housing costs.

Eligible applicants are responsible for finding their own rental unit of the appropriate size that meets the requirements of the program and pay a portion of their income toward rent. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Battle Creek Housing Commission, pays the balance directly to the landlord by contract with the landlord.

The success of the program depends on our ability to contract with property managers, and owners who have decent, safe, and sanitary rental units. A Housing Quality Inspection will be conducted for all units before a Housing Assistance Payment Contract (HAP) may be entered into. Participation in an orientation program is required.

Waiting Lists

The Albion Section 8 waiting lists are currently CLOSED (No applications are being accepted at this time). We anticipate it reopening approximately August 2025. If you completed a pre-application, you may check your Section 8 Waiting List Status on the waiting lists page.

The Battle Creek Section 8 waiting list is currently CLOSED. (No applications are being accepted at this time). We anticipate it reopening approximately April 2026. If you completed a pre-application, you may check your Section 8 Waiting List status on the waiting lists page after April 13, 2025.

Only one pre-application per household will be accepted. Once you’ve successfully completed pre-screening application, you will receive a confirmation number. Using your social security number, you will be able to check your waiting list status after April 13, 2025 using the “Waiting List” tab at the top of the screen then selecting the “Waiting List Status” tab.

Once the pre-application period is over, the housing commission will then use a computerized lottery system to randomly select applicants for the Waiting List. Applicants who are placed on the Waiting List will have their “Waiting List Status” changed to “Selected” and will be mailed an application with further instructions in the coming weeks. Applicants who are not placed on the waiting list will have their status changed to “Not Selected”. They will not be contacted by the housing commission.

Getting on the list does not guarantee that a family will receive a voucher. Applicants must meet income and eligibility requirements to get the voucher once their name comes up. Applicants must be at least 18 years old by April 7, 2025. If an applicant owes money to the Battle Creek Housing Commission or to another public housing authority, those monies must be paid in full before May 16, 2025 or the applicant will not be eligible for voucher assistance.

Participating Landlords

Following are some landlords who participate in the Section 8 program, offering rental properties to voucher holders. This list is not complete and does not indicate current vacancy. BCHC does not endorse or favor one landlord over another.

Georgetown Estates 269-965-5736	Bailey Park Apartments 269-963-2320	Brookstone Apartments 269-979-8707
Liberty Commons 269-962-6209	Minges Creek Apartments 269-979-3336	Springview Tower Apartments 269-968-9105
Neighborhoods Inc. 269-968-1113	North Branch Apartments 269-465-1300	The Residences @ Westbrook 269-753-0062
Arbors of Battle Creek 269-979-9500	Westbrook Place Apartments (55+) 269-753-0062	Teal Run Apartments 269-979-5432
Integra Homes 517-914-5022	Arbor Pointe Townhomes 269-660-1920	Oak Meadows (Albion) 517-629-2233
Chateau Village Apartments 269-883-6391	Fox Grove Apartments 269-465-1350	Limewood Apartments 269-963-1151