Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is a Public Housing Agency that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), and Mainstream Voucher programs. As of October 30th, 2020, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority has 4 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
The Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Various Properties Project-Based Voucher Waiting List is open indefinitely. The The Commons at South Cumminsville Project-Based Voucher Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Asset Management Public Housing Waiting List is open indefinitely.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority serves Hamilton County.
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|
| Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Housing Choice Voucher |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Various Properties Project-Based Voucher |
Open Until Further Notice |
| The Commons at South Cumminsville Project-Based Voucher |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Asset Management Public Housing |
Open Until Further Notice |
Open Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, it may take days or weeks to get a response.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Website: https://cintimha.com/.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Phone: (513) 721-4580.
Open Until Further Notice:
Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from October 28, 2020, until further notice.
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, as of October 26, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for 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 10/28/2020.
Open Until Further Notice:
Various Properties Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
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 10/26/2020.
Open Until Further Notice:
The Commons at South Cumminsville Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Homeless Persons with Disabilities Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at The Commons at South Cumminsville is currently open. Pre-applications are being accepted from September 30, 2020, until further notice.
- The Commons at South Cumminsville is the new home of 80 one bedroom units and supportive services.
To apply during the opening period, send an email to 0649@nationalchurchresidences.org to request a pre-application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the CMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice, as of October 26, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Cincinnati, 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) 725-3575.
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 10/26/2020.
Open Until Further Notice:
Asset Management Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the 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:
- Picture ID
- Birth certificates for each household member
- Social Security cards or proof of legal U.S. status for each household member
- Proof of household income (paycheck stubs, SS/SSI verification letter)
- Current police background checks for all household members age 18 and over
- Current landlord information: name, address and telephone number
- 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 10/26/2020.
About Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
More information about Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority can be found on its website at https://cintimha.com/.
Representatives of Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority may be available by phone at (513) 721-4580. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
Open today from 8:00am to 4:30pm ET.
Office Hours
| Day |
Hours |
| Monday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Tuesday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Wednesday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Thursday |
8:00am-4:30pm
|
| Friday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Saturday |
Closed
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| Sunday |
Closed
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HCV Portability Status
As of October 30th, 2020, it is not known if Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is processing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of
05/09/2019,
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is absorbing for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher port-in requests. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.
Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Program
For more information, call the Cincinnati VA at (513) 977-6800.
Mainstream Voucher Program
For more information on the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) voucher program, contact the Ohio Department of Medicaid at (614) 752-4014, or James.Gibson@medicaid.ohio.gov.
About the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority manages 11,014 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| Vouchers |
10,458 | 29 | 55 | 54 | 342 | 76 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$590 | $631 | $493 | $848 | $395 | $371 |
| Monthly Cost |
$6,171,144 | $18,294 | $27,111 | $45,794 | $135,118 | $28,203 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 8% having issued approximately 1,389 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 9 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 27 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.6 persons and has a household income of $11,780 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 34% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 55% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 66% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 19% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 11% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
58% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 57% of households with children have a female head of household. 86% of all households were headed by a female.
90% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 89% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 29% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 84% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
25% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 32% with 2 bedrooms and 43% with 3 or more bedrooms. 17% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $312 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $628. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $169.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
4048 Ledgewood Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio
6347 Beechmont Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
5012 Ebersole Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
2329 Harrison Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
2140 Pogue Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
2538 Hackberry St
Cincinnati, Ohio
2610 Park Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
1621 Linn St
Cincinnati, Ohio
3951 W 8th St
Cincinnati, Ohio
1999 Sutter Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
1202 Linn St
Cincinnati, Ohio
1509 Jones St
Cincinnati, Ohio
11320 Springfield Pike
Springdale, Ohio
3318 Fortney Ln
Cincinnati, Ohio
4605 Foley Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio
6614 Cheviot Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio
2106 Sinton Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
402 Kings Run Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio
616 Dutch Colony Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio
571 W Liberty St
Cincinnati, Ohio
2137 Millvale Ct
Cincinnati, Ohio
1012 Linn St
Cincinnati, Ohio
717 Chestnut St
Cincinnati, Ohio
1429 Jones St
Cincinnati, Ohio
703 Derrick Turnbow Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
710 Chestnut St
Cincinnati, Ohio
528 Derrick Turnbow Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio
2377 Madison Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio
1754 Bleecker Lane
Cincinnati, Ohio
1722 Beacon Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rion Lane
Cincinnati, Ohio
Interstate 471
Cincinnati, Ohio
1003 Grand Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
7560 Blake Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Heights, Ohio
Walnet Creek
Walnut Creek, Ohio
Maple Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
San Marco Court
Madeira, Ohio
1820 Rutland Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
3700 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
Low Income Housing Managed by Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
2942 Banning Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio
1118 Chapel Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Homeless Supportive Housing
