Low income apartments for rent are a perfect way for families that cannot afford quality apartments to live better.  These apartments are given money by HUD and in exchange they provide lower rent to people.  

In order to be accepted into low income apartments for rent, your income must be at the amount specified by HUD.  You can get this information from HUDs website.  Each county has a different specified income amount.

You may wish to go directly to the low income apartments without going through HUD.  To do this, the low income apartments for rent will verify your income.  You have to give them your W2 or your pay stub.  

To find low income apartments for rent, search online.  There are many sites and all of them allow you to search based on your criteria.  For example, you can say you want a certain number of rooms or you want to live in a certain area.  If there is availability, then you can go check out the low income apartments.

When you go look at the low income apartments for rent, be sure you bring some paper and pen to note what you like and dislike about the apartments.  This is what you will use later to help you make a decision regarding the low income apartment you will move into.  

Talk to the people living in the low income apartments for rent and you might find out if they like living there.  They might tell you if apartment staff is nice and whether things get fixed timely.  You can also search online for reviews on the low income apartments and see what people have to say about it.

Walk through the low income apartment of your choice and look carefully for any problems.  All problems should be brought to attention of the staff and they should get maintenance to fix it before you move in.  

If there are a lot of people wanting to get into low income apartments for rent, then you could be in for a wait.  Be patient and eventually you will move into your very own low income apartment.