MCHENRY COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

At McHenry County Housing Authority, we help individuals and families find and maintain a quality, healthy, affordable living environment. In creating stability, we create a stronger community and a better McHenry County.

Find A Home Utility Assistance Secure Upload Emergency Rental Assistance

HELP NEEDED!  Please consider completing our NEEDS SURVEY to assist us in creating new assistance programs, or making changes to existing programs, to help meet the needs of our McHenry County Community.  CLICK HERE to complete the surveyYou can save the completed survey on your device, and use the secure upload link on this page to send us the survey.  You may also print and complete surveys.  Your assistance is very much appreciated!


Click here  to view a RESOURCE DIRECTORY for McHenry County services. 
This directory contains contact information as well as service descriptions for a variety of providers including subsidized apartment listings.

 PLEASE NOTE THESE CHANGES TO OUR OFFICE SCHEDULE:


**** IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING DECEMBER RENT PAYMENTS

Attention Housing Choice Voucher/Project Based Voucher Landlord ~ The McHenry County Housing Authority’s (MCHA’s) December 2025 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) to landlords have been delayed. HUD has not released our full December 2025 HAP funding. Yesterday’s notice advised that our HAP funding should be deposited by next week. MCHA is ready to process our December 2025 HAP payments to landlords as soon as our funding is deposited into our bank account. We apologize for the unexpected delay.

HOTMA:  Important Regulation Changes for Section 8 & Public Housing  Participants

CLICK HERE for more information

VOUCHER TAX REBATE PROGRAM FOR SECTION 8 LANDLORDS:  

CLICK HERE to go directly to our “for landlords” page for more information