Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority

Open Until Further Notice: Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from October 28, 2020, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA, "The household must include a non-elderly person age 18 to 61 with disabilities."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application available here.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Transitioning out of institutions or facilities 
• At risk of institutionalization
• Currently experiencing homelessness
• Previously experienced homelessness
• At risk of becoming homeless 
• Currently in permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice, on October 26, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 977-5800.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 01/10/2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Various Properties Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at various properties is currently open, since at least May, 2019, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.

To apply, visit the CMHA Housing Choice Voucher Program page here, and select the slideshow image that says "Are you looking for affordable housing? Consider a Project Based Voucher (PBV) site." The linked page states which waiting lists are open and closed.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

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 01/10/2022.

Open Until Further Notice: The Summit PHS Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at The Summit PHS is currently open.

The CMHA is accepting applications from December 13, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA, this waiting list is "for formerly homeless families and individuals with disabilities."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

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 03/29/2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Asset Management Public Housing Waiting List

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) waiting list for Asset Management apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least March, 2016, until further notice.

Please note: The CMHA's name for the Public Housing program is the Asset Management program.

To apply, print the application online here. Select the "CMHA Leasing Application" link in the "Getting Started" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the CMHA leasing office, located at 1088 W Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45214, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday.

The following documentation is required when submitting the application: 

1. Picture ID
2. Birth certificates for each household member
3. Social Security cards or proof of legal U.S. status for each household member
4. Proof of household income (paycheck stubs, SS/SSI verification letter)
5. Current police background checks for all household members age 18 and over
6. Current landlord information: name, address and telephone number
7. Proof of all household assets (bank statements, real estate deeds, etc.)

The CMHA may have preferences for a specific property.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, after sorting preferences.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/11/2022.