Quincy Housing Authority

Open: Massachusetts Housing Choice Voucher Centralized

This housing authority participates in the Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List, which is a partnership between most of the housing authorities in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List is currently open.

The Massachusetts Centralized waiting list will accept applications from January 6, 2003, until further notice.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application available here. 
2. Download and print the application online. Select the link titled "Preliminary Application" in your native language.
3. Contact a participating housing authority request an application by mail. Participating housing authority contact information can be found here.

Once the paper application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to any participating housing authority. Participating housing authority address information can be found here.

Income limit information can be found 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: Activated military personnel to Persian Gulf; Board of Health condemnation; Disabled; Displaced by hate crime or reprisal, Displaced by landlord non-renewal; Displaced by natural disaster;  Displaced by public action; Displaced by domestic violence; Elderly (62+); Near elderly (55+); Extremely low income; Health disability affecting housing need; Homeless; Participant in Metro Program in Wayland school; Rent burdened 50% of income; Rent burdened 40% of income; one-person family; substandard housing; tenants of Project-Based units; clients for Project-Based units; Veteran; Working. Further explanation of each preference can be found here.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application has been received, by order of preferences.

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

Sources: This information was verified by the Massachusetts 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 1-877-868-0040.

Last Updated on 08/08/2023.

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Open: Quincy Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Quincy Housing Authority (QHA) waiting list for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application online. Select the link in the "Project-Based Voucher" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be sent to:

Quincy Housing Authority
80 Clay Street
Quincy, MA 02170

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Homeless due to displacement by natural forces
• Homeless due to displacement by public action
• Homeless due to displacement by sanitary code violation
• Emergency Case
  • Acute Medical Emergencies or Abusive Situations in accordance with the Emergency Case Plan
• Veteran

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the QHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Choi Ng, Admissions Clerk at (617) 847-4350 ext 302 or cng@quincyha.com.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 03/31/2022.

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Open: Federal Family 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 Quincy Housing Authority (QHA) Family Federal Public Housing waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2019, until further notice.

The QHA owns and manages 619 Family Public Housing units.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period: 

1. Open and print the application online. Select the "+" symbol next to the "Documents" link, and then select the "Application for Federal Public Housing" link.
2. Pick up an application from the QHA, located at 80 Clay St., Quincy, MA 02170, during normal office hours.

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

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Homeless due to displacement by natural forces
• Homeless due to public action
• Homeless due to sanitary code violation
• Emergency case
• Veteran

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the QHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Choi Ng, Admissions Clerk at (617) 847-4350 ext 302 or cng@quincyha.com.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/11/2021.

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Open: Federal Senior / Disabled 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 Quincy Housing Authority (QHA) Elderly/Disabled Federal Public Housing waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August 1, 2019, until further notice.

The QHA owns and manages 940 Elderly/Disabled Public Housing units.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period: 

1. Open and print the application online. Select the "+" symbol next to the "Documents" link, and then select the "Application for Federal Public Housing" link.
2. Pick up an application from the QHA, located at 80 Clay St., Quincy, MA 02170, during normal office hours.

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

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Homeless due to displacement by natural forces
• Homeless due to public action
• Homeless due to sanitary code violation
• Emergency case
• Veteran

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the QHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Christina Lombardo, Admissions Clerk at 617-847-4350 ext. 301 .

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/11/2021.

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