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Tahlequah, OK - The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation (HACN) can provide Native American families in Tulsa and Nowata Counties with rental payment assistance.

“This program allows the eligible applicant to choose the type of housing as long as it meets occupancy and HUD Housing Quality Standards,” stated David Southerland, HACN Executive Director.

According to Southerland, the family is issued a coupon allowing them to search for an eligible unit to lease in which the unit must fall within the Fair Market Rent guidelines.

Eligible units can be found within the Cherokee Nation jurisdictional boundaries, east of Osage Drive and north of Admiral, in Tulsa County and throughout Nowata County.

The program is designed to allow families to find their own dwelling unit of appropriate size and applicable payment standards. Subsidized rent is paid by the HACN based on the family’s income and the gross rent of the unit.

The eligible applicant is allowed to choose any type of housing such as; a house, apartment, duplex or mobile home, as long as the unit meets the inspection requirements.

All applicants must meet eligibility guidelines. Guidelines include income limits, U. S. citizenship, and each family member five years of age or older must have a social security card and the applicant or family member must have certificate degree of Indian blood (CDIB) card or be a member of a federally recognized tribe.

According to Southerland, the Rental Assistance Program waiting list will be open until an adequate number of applications are received.

For more information, contact Gayla Carnagey or Judy Wood, phone: 918-274-3941 or call Teresa Wilson, phone: 918-273-0923. Visit the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation (HACN) online.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org