This housing agency serves Shelby County, Ohio.
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| Open Until Further Notice: Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. This waiting list is open indefinitely.
There are two ways to apply:
1. Visit the SMHA office in person to pick up an application, located at 706 North Wagner Ave., Sidney, Ohio 45365, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
2. Download application here, then print and complete.
Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above on Thursdays only, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Be sure to bring these original documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.
The SMHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster, enrolled in an educational or job training program, victim of domestic violence, live and/or work in Shelby County, family whose children were placed in foster care pending location of decent housing, or homeless and disabled.
More information can be found by visiting the SMHA website at http://www.shelbymha.org/, or by calling 937-498-9898 during normal office hours.
Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 406 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
706 North Wagner Avenue, Sidney, OH
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Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 398 low-income households. The agency manages 235 Housing Choice Vouchers and 171 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 91 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority.
There are 302 female-headed renter households living in Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority.
| Black | 40 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 358 |
There are 123 households headed by seniors served by the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.
There are 103 persons with disabilities living in Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority.
The Shelby 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.
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Most federal housing programs serve renters earning 80% or less of the Area Median Income (AMI), or less.Linda Kenney says:
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