{"id":1165,"date":"2016-03-04T18:08:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T18:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2016-03-17T20:34:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:34:40","slug":"january-2016-section-8-hcv-waiting-list-openings-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/january-2016-section-8-hcv-waiting-list-openings-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2016 Section 8 HCV Waiting List Openings Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/JanuaryOpenMap-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1178\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1178\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/JanuaryOpenMap-1.png\" alt=\"JanuaryOpenMap\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Affordable Housing Online reported on 12 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists that opened in January 2016.\u00a0Compared to last year, we reported on 19 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list openings in January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Housing Authority<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Area of Coverage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Open Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\"><strong>Close Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\"><strong>Total Vouchers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\"><strong>Lottery Selection<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michigan State Housing Development Authority<\/td>\n<td>Marquette County, MI<\/td>\n<td>January 4, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">February 8, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">25,884*<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lycoming Housing<\/td>\n<td>Lycoming County, PA<\/td>\n<td>January 4, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">April 29, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">674<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Housing Works<\/td>\n<td>Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson County, OR<\/td>\n<td>January 11, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 15, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">1,140<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No Info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northern Regional Housing Authority<\/td>\n<td>Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, and Taos County, NM<\/td>\n<td>January 11, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 15, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">488<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City of Chandler Housing and Redevelopment Division<\/td>\n<td>Chandler, AZ<\/td>\n<td>January 11, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 15, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">486<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Housing Authority of Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee<\/td>\n<td>Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee, WA<\/td>\n<td>January 11, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">474<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burbank Housing Authority<\/td>\n<td>Burbank, CA<\/td>\n<td>January 11, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">February 8, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">1,014<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spokane Housing Authority<\/td>\n<td>Ferry, Lincoln, Pend, Orielle, Spokane, Stevens, and Whitman County, WA<\/td>\n<td>January 19, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 21, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">4,784<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virginia Housing Development Authority<\/td>\n<td>Russell, and Tazewell County, VA<\/td>\n<td>January 20, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 20, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">9,534*<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virginia Housing Development Authority<\/td>\n<td>Champbell County, VA<\/td>\n<td>January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">9,534*<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">No info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach<\/td>\n<td>Miami Beach, FL<\/td>\n<td>January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 29, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">3,233<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mesquite Housing Office<\/td>\n<td>Mesquite, TX<\/td>\n<td>January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">January 25, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">1,404<\/td>\n<td class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"visible-md visible-lg\">*This number represents the total number of vouchers this housing authority manages statewide. The number of vouchers managed for the specific county (or counties) is unavailable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Michigan\/Michigan-State-Housing-Development-Authority\/MI901\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-798\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MI901.gif\" alt=\"MI901\" width=\"141\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Michigan\/Michigan-State-Housing-Development-Authority\/MI901\/\">Marquette County, Michigan:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Marquette\u00a0County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists was open\u00a0from January 4, 2016 at 8:00 am, until February 8, 2016 at 5:00 pm ET. Pre-applications were available online only. One\u00a0preference was\u00a0identified. Qualified applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Michigan\/Michigan-State-Housing-Development-Authority\/MI901\/\">MSHDA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Pennsylvania\/Lycoming-Housing\/PA021\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-976\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lh.png\" alt=\"lh\" width=\"200\" height=\"71\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Pennsylvania\/Lycoming-Housing\/PA021\/\">Lycoming Coutny, Pennsylvania:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Lycoming Housing (LH) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 4, 2016, until April 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm ET.\u00a0Pre-applications were\u00a0available online\u00a0only. Seven\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time of pre-application submission, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Pennsylvania\/Lycoming-Housing\/PA021\/\">LH information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Oregon\/Housing-Works\/OR034\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-907\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hw.png\" alt=\"hw\" width=\"104\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Oregon\/Housing-Works\/OR034\/\">Multi-County, Oregon:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Housing Works (HW) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open from\u00a0January 11, 2016 at 8:00 am, until January 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm PT. Pre-applications were available online\u00a0only. One\u00a0preference was\u00a0identified. Qualified applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Oregon\/Housing-Works\/OR034\/\">HW information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/New-Mexico\/Northern-Regional-Housing-Authority\/NM088\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-955\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nr.png\" alt=\"nr\" width=\"136\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/New-Mexico\/Northern-Regional-Housing-Authority\/NM088\/\">Multi-County, New Mexico:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Northern Regional Housing Authority (NRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 11, 2016, until January 15, 2016 at 4:30 pm MT. Pre-applications were available in person\u00a0and by phone. There were\u00a0no preferences. Applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list by date and time of pre-application submission. For more information, please visit our<a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/New-Mexico\/Northern-Regional-Housing-Authority\/NM088\/\">NRHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Arizona\/City-of-Chandler-Housing-And-Redevelopment-Division\/AZ028\/?utm_medium=S8_12_16_15&amp;utm_source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-895\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AZ028.jpg\" alt=\"AZ028\" width=\"159\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/br.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Arizona\/City-of-Chandler-Housing-And-Redevelopment-Division\/AZ028\/?utm_medium=S8_12_16_15&amp;utm_source=blog\">Chandler, Arizona:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The City of Chandler Housing and Redevelopment Division (CCHRD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 11, 2016 at 8:00 am, until January 15, 2016 at 4:00 pm MT. Pre-applications were\u00a0available online, in person, by mail and by phone. Four\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. Applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Arizona\/City-of-Chandler-Housing-And-Redevelopment-Division\/AZ028\/?utm_medium=S8_12_16_15&amp;utm_source=blog\">CCHRD information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Housing-Authority-of-Chelan-County-And-The-City-of-Wenatchee\/WA064\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-956\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ccw.png\" alt=\"ccw\" width=\"226\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Michigan\/Michigan-State-Housing-Development-Authority\/MI901\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Housing-Authority-of-Chelan-County-And-The-City-of-Wenatchee\/WA064\/\">Chelan County, Washington:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Housing Authority of Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee (HACCCW) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was\u00a0open from January 11, 2016, until January 25, 2016. Pre-applications were\u00a0available online, or in person. No\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. 1,500\u00a0applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Housing-Authority-of-Chelan-County-And-The-City-of-Wenatchee\/WA064\/\">HACCCW information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/California\/Burbank-Housing-Authority\/CA105\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-910\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bb.png\" alt=\"bb\" width=\"141\" height=\"81\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/California\/Burbank-Housing-Authority\/CA105\/\">Burbank, California:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Burbank Housing Authority (BHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 11, 2016 at 8:00 am PT, until February 8, 2016. Pre-applications were available online, and in person. Four\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. Applicants were placed on the waiting lsit by random lottery, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/California\/Burbank-Housing-Authority\/CA105\/\">BHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Spokane-Housing-Authority\/WA055\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-908\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WA055.jpg\" alt=\"WA055\" width=\"113\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Hawaii\/Hawaii-Public-Housing-Authority-Section-8\/HI901\/?utm_medium=S8_12_2_15&amp;utm_source=blog\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Spokane-Housing-Authority\/WA055\/\">Multi-County-Washington:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Spokane Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 19, 2016 at 12:00 am, until January 21, 2016 at 3:00 pm PT. Pre-applications were\u00a0available online only. Three\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. Applicants will be placed\u00a0on the waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Washington\/Spokane-Housing-Authority\/WA055\/\">SHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-975\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VA901.gif\" alt=\"VA901\" width=\"130\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\">Multi-County, Virginia:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA): Russell and Tazewell County, VA Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was\u00a0open\u00a0for one day only, on January 20, 2016 from 12:00 pm, until 5:00 pm ET. Pre-applications were\u00a0available online only.\u00a0One preference was\u00a0identified. It is not known how applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\">VHDA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-975\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VA901.gif\" alt=\"VA901\" width=\"130\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\">Campbell County, Virginia:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA): Campbell County, VA Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0for one day only, on January 25, 2016 from 9:00 am, until 3:00 pm ET. Pre-applications were available online only.\u00a0One preference was\u00a0identified. It is not known how applicants were placed\u00a0on the waiting list. For more information, please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Virginia\/Virginia-Housing-Development-Authority\/VA901\/\">VHDA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Florida\/Housing-Authority-of-The-City-of-Miami-Beach\/FL017\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-958\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mb.png\" alt=\"mb\" width=\"115\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Florida\/Housing-Authority-of-The-City-of-Miami-Beach\/FL017\/\">Miami Beach, Florida:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach (HACMB) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0from January 25, 2016 at 9:00 am, until January 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm ET. Pre-applications were\u00a0available online\u00a0only. Four\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. 2,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Florida\/Housing-Authority-of-The-City-of-Miami-Beach\/FL017\/\">HACMB information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Texas\/Mesquite-Housing-Office\/TX436\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-959\" src=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TX436.jpg\" alt=\"TX436\" width=\"161\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CA002.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Texas\/Mesquite-Housing-Office\/TX436\/\">Mesquite, Texas:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The Mesquite Housing Office (MHO) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open\u00a0for one day only, on January 25, 2016, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm CT. Pre-applications were available online\u00a0only. Four\u00a0preferences were\u00a0identified. 2,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/housing-authority\/Texas\/Mesquite-Housing-Office\/TX436\/\">MHO information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Affordable Housing Online reported on 12 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists that opened in January 2016.\u00a0Compared to last year, we reported on 19 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list openings in January 2015. &nbsp; Housing Authority Area of Coverage Open Date Close Date Total Vouchers Lottery Selection Michigan State Housing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>January 2016 Section 8 HCV Waiting List Openings 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