The Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) will begin accepting waitlist applications for Carefree Village in Oak Forest for one-bedroom and two-bedroom units for persons 55 years of age or older from Wednesday, Sept. 30, until 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2. Occupancy is restricted to a maximum of 2 people per bedroom; households with more than 4 people will not be eligible.

Applicant’s income may not exceed the very low-income limit (50% AMI).

On the day the waitlist opens, visit www.thehacc.org.

  1. From the homepage, select Housing Locations 
  2. Then choose Open Wait Lists
  3. Next select Carefree Village to begin the application

Applications must be submitted online only via the www.thehacc.org. No paper, in-person, email, or phone submissions will be accepted.

If you need assistance or require a reasonable accommodation, please send an email to [email protected], with “Carefree Village Inquiry” as the subject. Assistance is available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except the office is closed on Wednesdays.