This housing agency serves Springfield, Ohio.
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| Closed: Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Springfield, Clark and Champaign County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Springfield, Clark and Champaign County, Ohio.
The Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list is closed.
The SMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 8, 2022, until November 22, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the application.
Once the paper application was completed, it was required to be hand delivered to the SMHA office. Applications were accepted during these specific dates: November 8, 2022, November 10, 2022, November 15, 2022, and November 22, 2022.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA notice on November 10, 2022.
The Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The SMHA offers eleven public housing communities with 778 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply for public housing:1. Visit the SMHA office to pick up an application, located at 101 West High St., Springfield, OH, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.2. Download an application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, no appointment is necessary. Be sure to bring these original documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, copies of police record, proof of all income, verification of all assets.The SMHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: veteran, homeless, rent burden, displaced, disabled, and elderly.More information can be found by visiting the SMHA website at http://www.smha-lpnnc.com/, or by calling 937-325-7331 during normal office hours.
Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,138 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-4:30pm |
101 West High Street, Springfield, OH
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Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 1,476 low-income households. The agency manages 1,368 Housing Choice Vouchers and 710 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 339 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority.
There are 1047 female-headed renter households living in Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority.
| Black | 635 |
| Native American | 15 |
| White | 797 |
| Hispanic | 30 |
There are 398 households headed by seniors served by the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.
There are 383 persons with disabilities living in Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority.
The Springfield 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.
Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on May 6, 2025 and closed on May 6, 2025.
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