Housing Authority of the City of Old Town

Waiting Lists

Maine Housing Choice Voucher Centralized is open.
Housing Authority of the City of Old Town Public Housing is open.

Learn more about Housing Authority of the City of Old Town.

Open: Maine Housing Choice Voucher Centralized

This housing authority participates in the Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List, which is a partnership between all 20 housing authorities in Maine. Applicants submit one application to apply to a centralized waiting list. Selected applicants will be placed on the centralized waiting list, and will be under consideration for every participating housing authority.

The Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List is currently open.

The Maine Centralized waiting list will accept applications from April 2013, until further notice.

There are four ways to apply:

Complete the online application available here.
Download and print the application online.
Contact one of the participating housing authorities to request an application by mail. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.
Pick up a pre-application at the office of a participating housing authority. Address information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.

Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed, faxed or submitted in person to any participating housing authority. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be viewed here.

The waiting list will be sorted differently by each housing authority according to its own preferences.

Participating housing authorities may have any of the following preferences: Disabled, elderly, family with minor children or dependents, where you live, veteran, displaced by natural or national disaster, chronically homeless, at where you work, non-subsidized, local full-time student, working, non-elderly or disabled single person family, Tedford Shelter resident. A full explanation of all preferences can be viewed here.

For more information, visit the website here, or contact a participating housing authority listed here.

Sources: This information was verified by the Maine Centralized page on December 28, 2022.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via one of the participating housing authorities listed here: http://mainesection8centralwaitlist.org/dup/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CWL-Participating-Housing-Authorities-REVISED-7-6-2020.pdf.

Last Updated on 08/08/2023.

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Open: Housing Authority of the City of Old Town Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Old Town (HACOT) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The HACOT offers two public housing communities for families and one public housing community dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.

There are two ways to apply:

1. Download the application here, then print and complete.

2. Visit the HACOT to pick up an application, located at 358 Main St., P.O. Box 404, Old Town, ME 04468, during normal office hours.

Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed.

Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, verification of assets, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The HACOT does not have a preference: Your application is placed by date and time received.

More information can be found by visiting the HACOT website at http://www.oldtownhousing.net/, or by calling 207-827-6151 during normal office hours.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207)827-6151.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/12/2015.

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About Housing Authority of the City of Old Town

358 Main Street, Old Town, ME | Visit Website | (207) 827-6151

Housing Authority of the City of Old Town provides affordable housing for up to 295 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of Old Town is located in Old Town, ME.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.