{"id":577,"date":"2015-10-07T17:25:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T17:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=577"},"modified":"2016-03-17T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:55:00","slug":"new-section-8-waiting-list-openings-10-7-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/new-section-8-waiting-list-openings-10-7-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"New Section 8 Waiting List Openings \u2013 10\/7\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VIEW ALL 436 OPEN Section 8 Waiting Lists Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week, we have added\u00a05 new<\/strong> waiting lists to our open Section 8 waiting lists page<\/a>. With 6<\/b>\u00a0waiting lists closing\u00a0since last week, we are now aware of\u00a0436<\/strong>\u00a0open Section 8 waiting lists, and 6<\/b>\u00a0waiting lists that are opening soon. Here are the\u00a0Section 8 waiting lists that are opening soon<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0or now open<\/span><\/strong> since last week:<\/p>\n


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Geauga County, Ohio:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority (GMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opening soon, from October 13, 2015, until October 27, 2015.\u00a0Pre-applications will be\u00a0available online and at the GMHA office. Four\u00a0preferences have been identified. There is no limit of how many qualified applicants the GMHA\u00a0will place on the waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission.\u00a0For more information, please visit our GMHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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DeKalb County, Illinois:<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb (HACD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing waiting lists\u00a0are\u00a0opening soon to the general public, on October 20, 2015 at 8:30 am CT. These waiting lists are\u00a0currently open on a limited basis, only for households that are\u00a0elderly (62+), disabled, or\u00a0have been displaced by a natural disaster or government action. According to the HACD, “only applicants who qualify for [two] or more local preferences and are income eligible will be placed on the waiting list.” These waiting lists will close once 5,000 total pre-applications have been submitted. Pre-applications will be available online only. Six\u00a0preferences have been identified. The HACNB\u00a0will place qualified applicants on the\u00a0waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission. For more information, please visit our HACD information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mansfield, Connecticut:<\/a><\/strong><\/span> The Mansfield Housing Authority (MHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opening soon, from October 21, 2015 at 12:00 am, until October 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm ET. Pre-applications will be\u00a0available online only. No\u00a0preferences have been identified. The\u00a0MHA will place 250 qualified applicants on the waiting list by random lottery. For more information, please visit our\u00a0MHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clayton County, Georgia:<\/a><\/strong><\/span> The Jonesboro Housing Authority (JHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from October 5, 2015 at 9:00 am, until October 9, 2015 at 4:00 pm ET. Pre-applications are\u00a0available online only. No\u00a0preferences have been identified. The CM will\u00a0place 1,200 qualified applicants on the waiting list by random lottery. For more information, please visit our\u00a0JHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Columbus, Ohio:<\/a><\/strong><\/span> The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list opened on September 9, 2015, and is open indefinitely. Pre-applications are\u00a0available online only. No\u00a0preferences have been identified. The CMHA\u00a0stated that it would make a lottery pull to issue 200 vouchers by October 5, 2015. According to an October 6, 2015 article by The Columbus Dispatch<\/em><\/a>, more than 24,000 households have applied to this waiting list. For more information, please visit our\u00a0CMHA information\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please visit our blog<\/a> every week to stay updated on Section 8 openings and closings, join our mailing list<\/a> to have updates sent to your email, and visit our open Section 8 waiting lists page<\/a> to see where you can apply TODAY!<\/p>\n

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