Housing Wait List Recap: December 16, 2019

This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of December 16, 2019. Select the link given for each waiting list to find out the requirements and details on how to apply for rental assistance.

New Waiting List Announcements

City of Columbia and Richland County, South Carolina Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from December 18, 2019 at 9:00 am, until December 20, 2019 at 5:00 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Jackson County, Ilinois Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Jackson County Housing Authority (JCHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from December 16, 2019, until January 14, 2020. According to the JCHA, this waiting list is, “specifically for non-elderly person[s] with disabilities (age 18-or less than 62 years of age) who are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, at risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless…Pre-applications will need to be accompanied with a referral letter from a partnering agency.” Learn how to apply.


McLennan County, Texas Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates (WHAA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted for one day only, on January 8, 2020, from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm CT. Learn how to apply.


Yorktown Area, New York Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Town of Yorktown Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from January 8, 2020 at 12:01 am, until January 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Beaufort County, South Carolina Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Beaufort Housing Authority (BHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from January 13, 2020, until January 20, 2020. Learn how to apply.


Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson County, Oregon Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Housing Works Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from January 13, 2020 at 8:00 am, until January 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm PT. Learn how to apply.


Thurston County, Washington Section 8 HCV; Section 8 PBV; and Moderate Rehabilitation Waiting Lists

The Housing Authority of Thurston County (HATC) waiting lists applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Krislen Apartments, Homes First Scattered-Site Units, and Evergreen Vista Apartments; and Moderate Rehabilitation apartments at Martin Terrace Apartments will be accepted from January 15, 2020 at 12:01 am, until January 29, 2020 at 11:59 pm PT. According to the HATC public notice, Krislen Apartments only serves, “singles or couples who are elderly or have a developmental disability.” Learn how to apply.

Current Waiting List Openings

Lynchburg, Virginia Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (LRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from December 9, 2019 at 9:00 am, until December 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Multi-County, Texas Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority (DETCOG) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list pre-applications will be accepted from December 5, 2019 at 8:00 am, until January 3, 2020 at 5:00 pm CT. Learn how to apply.

Baltimore, Maryland Public Housing Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) waiting list applications for Public Housing apartments are being accepted until December 20, 2019. Learn how to apply.


Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne County, New York Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Rochester Housing Authority (RHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from December 9, 2019 at 12:01 am, until December 22, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Hickory, North Carolina Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The City of Hickory Public Housing Authority (CHPHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays only from December 10, 2019 at 9:00 am, until January 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Stark County, Ohio Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications will be accepted from December 2, 2019 at 9:00 am, until December 16, 2019 at 5:30 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Augusta, Georgia Elderly Public Housing Waiting List

The Augusta Housing Authority (AHA) waiting list pre-applications for Elderly Public Housing apartments will be accepted from December 2, 2019 at 10:00 am, until December 20, 2019 at 4:00 pm ET. According to the AHA, “all family members be at least 50 years old.” Learn how to apply.


Muskingum County, Ohio Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority (ZMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications are being accepted from October 9, 2019 at 9:00 am, until December 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn how to apply.


Minden, Louisiana Section 8 HCV Waiting List

The Minden Housing Authority (MHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list pre-applications will be available from November 6, 2019 at 8:00 am, until December 11, 2019 at 5:00 pm; and will be accepted from December 16, 2019 at 8:00 am, until December 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM CT. Learn how to apply.