Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Erie County, Ohio.

Waiting List
Closed: Erie County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: 3-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: 2-Bedroom Scattered Sites Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Bayshore Towers, Near Elderly Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Community Plaza Senior Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Erie County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The EMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from October 3, 2022, until October 7, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up a paper application from the clear literature box outside Erie MHA's office.

Once the application was completed, it was returned to the drop box outside the Erie MHA's office.

This waiting list had the following preferences: veteran, displaced by government action, working/disabled, and victim of domestic violence.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the EMHA public notice on September 30, 2022.

Closed: 3-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) waiting list for 3-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 2, 2020, until January 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up an application from the main office of Erie MHA.

Completing the online application was encouraged by the EMHA.

Once the paper application was completed, it must have been returned to the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Veteran
  • Displaced by government action
  • Working/disabled
  • Victim of domestic violence

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the EMHA, and its website, as of December 26, 2019.

Closed: 2-Bedroom Scattered Sites Public Housing Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) Public Housing waiting list for 2-Bedroom apartments at Scattered Sites is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 26, 2020, until November 9, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the EMHA, "Only applicants who are 55 yrs. and over and/or have a documented disability are eligible to apply for Bayshore Towers."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application here.
  2. Pick up an application at Erie MHA office.

Completing the online application was encouraged by the EMHA.

Once the paper application was  completed, it must have been returned to the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority office.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the EMHA on October 22, 2020.

Closed: Bayshore Towers, Near Elderly Public Housing Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) Near Elderly Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Bayshore Towers is closed.

The EMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on September 6, 2022, until September 30, 2022. There is no notice when this waiting will reopen.

Please note: According to the EMHA, "Only applicants who are 55 yrs. and over and/or have a documented disability are eligible to apply for Bayshore Towers."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up an application at Erie MHA office.

Once the paper application was completed, it was returned to the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority drop box.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Veteran
  • Displaced by government action
  • Working/disabled/employed or attending college, vocational training, job training, etc
  • Victim of domestic violence or hate crime

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the EMHA representative and notice on the EMHA page on September 6, 2022.

Closed: 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) waiting list for 2 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the EMHA website, as of December 26, 2019.

Closed: Community Plaza Senior Public Housing Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) Senior (62+) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Community Plaza is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from March 8, 2021 until April 6, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up an application at Erie MHA office.

Once the paper application was completed, it was returned to the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority office drop box.

There were preferences, and they were listed on the application.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the EMHA on March 5, 2021.

Closed: Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (EMHA) Mainstream Section 8 Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 3, 2020, until April 4, 2021.  There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the EMHA, "A family member on the application must be between the ages of 18-61 and disabled, AND the applicant family must be either homeless (or at risk of becoming homeless), be institutionalized (or at risk of becoming institutionalized), or have previously experienced homelessness and currently in permanent support housing or rapid rehousing project."

To apply during the opening period, in person applications were available at the EMHA Office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Non-Elderly Disabled 
  • Institutionalized (or at risk of) 
  • Homeless (or at risk of) 
  • Previously Homeless and currently in permanent supportive housing/rapid rehousing project.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the EMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the EMHA on April 9, 2021.

About The Agency

Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,289 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 9:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

322 Warren Street, Sandusky, OH

Visit Website(419) 625-0262

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How large is the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 1,072 low-income households. The agency manages 1,140 Housing Choice Vouchers and 217 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority households.

How many Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 353 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 857 female-headed renter households living in Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority renters?

Black 568
Native American 11
White 461
Hispanic 32

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 235 households headed by seniors served by the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 22% of households in Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority housing?

There are 214 persons with disabilities living in Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority?

The Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 3, 2022 and closed on October 7, 2022.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority

Bay Shore Towers

128 Perry St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Community Plaza

1211 McKinley St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Erie Estates

514 Dewey St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870