Florida

USDA rental housing in Manatee County, FL

4 properties in Manatee County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 154 apartments across 3 towns. 85 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

4properties
154apartments
85rental assistance units
5vacant units reported

Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.

Open Country does not own, manage or rent these properties and does not take applications. Contact each property's management company for availability, rents and eligibility. Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Lake East Apartments II

2510 17th St E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Elderly · 22 1BR

Managed by Presbyterian Homes & Housing

Units
22
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1981

Lake East I

2511 16th Street Ct E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Elderly · 40 1BR

Managed by Presbyterian Homes & Housing

Units
40
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1979

Rosewood Manor

1673 40th Avenue Circle E, Ellenton, FL 34222

Elderly · 39 1BR, 4 2BR

Managed by T. Mannausa & Company

Units
43
Rental assistance
39
Vacant
1
Accessible
3
Opened
1991

Palmetto Villas

2407 13th Avenue Dr E, Palmetto, FL 34221

Family · 25 2BR, 24 3BR

Managed by Flynn Management Corporation

Units
49
Rental assistance
46
Vacant
3
Accessible
3
Opened
1979

Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026). Vacancies are as USDA last recorded them, not live availability.

Who can rent here

USDA-financed apartments are for very low, low and moderate income households (7 CFR 3560.152), and elderly and congregate properties also require a household that meets USDA's definition of elderly. In a unit with USDA rental assistance, the tenant pays the highest of 30% of monthly adjusted income, 10% of gross monthly income or a welfare shelter allowance, and the assistance covers the rest of the rent (7 CFR 3560.203). Each property's manager checks income against USDA's limits for the area when you apply and can tell you whether a unit with rental assistance is open.

For owners and buyers

Ownership: 2 nonprofit, 2 limited-profit. 2 also have housing tax credits. 3 serve elderly tenants. Owners of aging 515 properties can use a Section 538 guaranteed loan to finance a transfer and rehab, at USDA's lower 60 and 25 basis point preservation fees. How 515 transfers work with 538.

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Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).