Oklahoma City Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Waiting List
Closed: Martin Luther King Duplexes Family Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Family LIHTC | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Homeless Supportive Living LIHTC | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Various Properties Family Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Scattered Sites Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Oak Grove Family Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Pablo Duro Moderate Rehabilitation Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Oklahoma City Housing Authority Senior Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Reding Center Senior Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Marie McGuire Plaza Senior Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: LIHTC | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Assisted Living LIHTC | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Candle Lake and Louis F. Danforth Senior Centers Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Reding Annex Senior/Disabled Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Martin Luther King Duplexes Family Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Family Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Martin Luther King Duplexes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on May 20, 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 may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA notice on November 7, 2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from January 15, 2019 at 12:01 am CT, until further notice. It was last open for two days in September 2017; and before that from May 2014, until April 2016.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

The waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Families terminated as a result of insufficient funding 
  • Displaced persons (natural disaster or due to government action)
  • Homeless
  • Disabled, OCHA may limit selection from the waiting list at a 50/50 ratio between persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons.

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 OCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA website on May 9, 2023.

Open Until Further Notice: Family LIHTC | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Family Section 8 Project-Based Voucher/Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments at Sooner Haven Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Homeless Supportive Living LIHTC | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Homeless Supportive Living Section 8 Project-Based Voucher/Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments at The Pershing Center is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2020, until further notice.

Please note: According to the OCHA, this waiting list is for "a supportive living center for the homeless."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Various Properties Family Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Family Public Housing waiting list for apartments at various properties is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least June, 2019, until further notice.

Please note: This opening is for the following properties;

  • Ambassador Courts
  • Fred Factory Gardens
  • Will Rogers Courts

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Scattered Sites Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Scattered Sites is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least June, 2019, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Oak Grove Family Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Family Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Oak Grove is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Pablo Duro Moderate Rehabilitation Other Project Based Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Moderate Rehabilitation waiting list for apartments at Pablo Duro is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Oklahoma City Housing Authority Senior Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for apartments at various properties is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least June, 2019, until further notice.

Please note: This opening is for the following properties:

  • Andrews Square
  • Candle Lake Senior Center
  • Classen Senior Center
  • Danforth Senior Center
  • Hillcrest Senior Center
  • Jeltz Senior Center
  • Shartel Towers
  • The Towers

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Reding Center Senior Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Reding Center is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: According to the OCHA, "To be eligible for this property you must elderly or near elderly. Elderly family means a family whose head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age. Among the designated developments, OCHA must also apply any preferences that it has established. If there are not enough elderly families to occupy the units in a designated elderly development, OCHA may allow near-elderly families to occupy the units [24 CFR 945.303(c)(1)]. Near-elderly family means a family whose head, spouse, or cohead is at least 50 years old, but is less than 62 [24 CFR 5.403]."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Marie McGuire Plaza Senior Public Housing Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Marie McGuire Plaza is currently open.

The OCHA is accepting applications as of January, 2022, until further notice.

Please note: According to the OCHA, "To be eligible for this property you must be elderly and/or disabled. Elderly family means a family whose head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age. Disabled family means a family whose head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is a person with disabilities [24 CFR 5.403]. OCHA must give elderly and disabled families equal preference in selecting these families for admission to mixed population developments."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: LIHTC | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher/Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments at Village at Oakwood is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Assisted Living LIHTC | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Assisted Living Section 8 Project-Based Voucher/Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments at John H. Johnson Care Suites is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2020, until further notice.

Please note: According to the OCHA, this waiting list is for "an assisted living facility for adults 62 years of age and older."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list may have the following preferences:

  • Disabled
    • Disabled person is defined as a person who is under a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §423), or as defined in the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program’s Administrative Plan Chapter 3 Exhibit 3-1 which can be found online at www.ochanet.org.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Candle Lake and Louis F. Danforth Senior Centers Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications from April 25, 2023, until further notice. 

This waiting list is for the following properties:

  • Candle Lake, located at 3540 NW 56th St., OKC, OK 73112 offering 1-Bedroom units.
  • Louis F. Danforth, located at 5301 N Meridian, OKC, OK 73112 offering 1-Bedroom units.

Please note: According to the OCHA "Applicants must be at least 62-years-old to apply."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Seniors 62+

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 OCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA official facebook page on April 27, 2023.

Open Until Further Notice: Reding Annex Senior/Disabled Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA) Senior/Disabled waiting list for apartments at Reding Annex is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: According to the OCHA, "To be eligible for this property you must be elderly and/or disabled. Elderly family means a family whose head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age. Disabled family means a family whose head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is a person with disabilities [24 CFR 5.403]. OCHA must give elderly and disabled families equal preference in selecting these families for admission to mixed population developments."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the OCHA Public Housing page, or the OCHA website.

About The Agency

Oklahoma City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 7,337 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 7:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 7:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

1700 NE 4th St, Oklahoma City, OK

Visit Website(405) 239-7551

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How large is the Oklahoma City Housing Authority?

Oklahoma City Housing Authority serves 6,219 low-income households. The agency manages 4,819 Housing Choice Vouchers and 2,412 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Oklahoma City Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 85 percent of households served by Oklahoma City Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Oklahoma City Housing Authority households.

How many Oklahoma City Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 1,181 households and make up 19 percent of households served by Oklahoma City Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Oklahoma City Housing Authority?

There are 4477 female-headed renter households living in Oklahoma City Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Oklahoma City Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Oklahoma City Housing Authority renters?

Black 3,296
Native American 373
Asian-Pacific Islander 62
White 1,928
Hispanic 560

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Oklahoma City Housing Authority?

There are 1679 households headed by seniors served by the Oklahoma City Housing Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Oklahoma City Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Oklahoma City Housing Authority housing?

There are 1554 persons with disabilities living in Oklahoma City Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Oklahoma City Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Oklahoma City Housing Authority?

The Oklahoma City Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Oklahoma City Housing Authority

Village at Oakwood

817 SW 59th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73109

John H Johnson Care Suites

1213 NW 122nd St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114

Fred Factory Gardens

3901 Dunjee Blvd., Spencer, Oklahoma 73084

Will Rogers Courts

1609 S Rotary Dr, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108

Oak Grove

3301 SW 17th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108

Ambassador Courts

800 SE 15th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73129

Classen Senior Center Apartments

913 NW 12th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106

Jeltz Senior Center

1316 NE 12th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117

Candle Lake Senior Center

3540 NW 56th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112

The Towers Apartments

135 NW 9th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106

Hillcrest

2325 SW 59th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73119

Andrews Square

2101 S Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73109

Scattered Sites

1425 NE 22nd St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111

Shartel Towers

5415 S Shartel Ave, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73109