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Apply for Housing Online!
BCHA is pleased to announce that applications for Rental and Ownership Housing and the Lift Tower Lodge are now available online. If you have previously applied using a paper application, you will need to use the new online application for Community Ownership and Rental Housing and 14 temporary motel rooms at the Lift Tower Lodge.. The online applications allow for instant access and application to BHCA's housing programs.
Online applications are secure and immediately added to the BCHA database. For more information and to apply online, click here.
Online applications are secure and immediately added to the BCHA database. For more information and to apply online, click here.
New Ketchum affordable rental studios or 1 bedroom apts are coming available for income categories 4 and 5. A single person earning between $44,450 and $66,650 would be eligible; a couple earning between $50,800 and $76, 150 would also be eligible for one of these units. 2022 tax returns and 2 paystubs are required for proof of income. Preference given to people who work in the City of Ketchum. Please submit an application through our website or update your current application so you don't miss being considered for one of these units.
2022 Program Information & Limits (updated April 20, 2022)
On April 19, 2022, HUD published the new Area Median Income (AMI) for Blaine County. During the April 20, 2022, quarterly meeting, the BCHA Board of Commissioners adopted the new AMI thresholds for its programs. The Updated AMI, Income & Assets Limits, and Maximum Monthly Housing Costs can be found on the main menu, above, or by clicking the links below:
2022 HUD MAXIMUM MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS
2022 BCHA INCOME AND ASSET LIMITS
To view the 8-year trend of State and Local AMI and Housing Costs Comparison, click here.
2022 HUD MAXIMUM MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS
2022 BCHA INCOME AND ASSET LIMITS
To view the 8-year trend of State and Local AMI and Housing Costs Comparison, click here.
BCHA Board Meeting 4-12-2023; 12 Noon, Ketchum City Hall or via Zoom
BCHA Offices now in Hailey - 101 Empty Saddle Trail (in the old Marketron Bldg) -Limited hours February 2023; Call for an Appointment (208)788-6102 #1
Emergency Rental Assistance Available through Blaine County Charitable Fund
The Blaine County Charitable Fund located in the former Marketron Building on River St and Empty Saddle Trail Hailey has emergency funding available to qualified applicants to assist with rental payments for households impact
If you, or a renter you ,has experienced financial hardship and cannot pay rent or utilities, short-term assistance may be available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
• Unable to pay rent/utilities
• Idaho resident
• Income is 80% or less of Area Median Income (refer to chart at website below)
• Owe past-due rent/utilities or unable to pay upcoming rent/utilities
https://www.blainecf.org/our-services
If you, or a renter you ,has experienced financial hardship and cannot pay rent or utilities, short-term assistance may be available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
• Unable to pay rent/utilities
• Idaho resident
• Income is 80% or less of Area Median Income (refer to chart at website below)
• Owe past-due rent/utilities or unable to pay upcoming rent/utilities
https://www.blainecf.org/our-services
Equal Opportunity in Housing and Housing-Related Services
During its April 17, 2019 board meeting, the Blaine County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners passed Resolution 2019-03, affirming the policy of Blaine County Housing Authority to offer its services and housing opportunities to all qualified citizens of Blaine County regardless of a participant or applicant's race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
The text of Resolution 2019-03 can be found here.
During its April 17, 2019 board meeting, the Blaine County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners passed Resolution 2019-03, affirming the policy of Blaine County Housing Authority to offer its services and housing opportunities to all qualified citizens of Blaine County regardless of a participant or applicant's race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
The text of Resolution 2019-03 can be found here.
Our Mission: The Blaine County Housing Authority's mission is to advocate, promote, plan and preserve the long-term supply of desirable and affordable housing choices in all areas of Blaine County in order to maintain an economically diverse, vibrant, and sustainable community.