Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Open: Portage County, Ohio Section 8 HCV

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open, from November 21, 2018 at 8:00 am ET, until further notice. It was last open in September, 2016.

To apply, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Active Military and Veterans.

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

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (330) 297-1489.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 12/06/2021.

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Open: Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open.

The PMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list as of November, 2018, until further notice.

Please note: A one-person household must be an elderly or disabled adult.

To apply, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (330) 297-1489.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 12/06/2021.

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Closed: Portage Woods Moderate Rehabilitation Program

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) Moderate Rehabilitation Program waiting list for apartments at Portage Woods is closed.

The PMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on an unconfirmed date in November 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Military Preference: A Preference is given if the Head of Household, Spouse or Co-head is a Veteran or Survivor of a Veteran (honorably discharged) who actively served in a branch of the US Armed Services or who is a currently active member of a branch of the US Armed Services. Survivor includes the Spouse or Widow of a Veteran (unless remarried).

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

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PMHA on December 6, 2021.

Last Updated on 12/06/2021.

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About Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority

2832 Ohio 59, Ravenna, OH | Visit Website | (330) 297-1489

Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,097 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Moving to Work
  • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Mainstream Voucher

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority is located in Portage County, OH.

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