Madison Housing And Redevelopment Commission

The Madison Housing And Redevelopment Commission (MHRC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November 2020, until further notice. 

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Print the paper application available online. Select the "Pre-Application Form" link.
2. Call the MHRC at (605) 256-2112 to pick up the application.

This waiting list may have any of the following preferences:

• Head of household or spouse 62 years old or older **Provide drivers license
• Head of household or spouse disabled*** Please provide copy of Social Security Award Letter
• Head of household or spouse Veteran***Honorably discharged from any branch of the US Armed Forces, active or inactive military personnel and immediate family members or both.*** Please provide military papers.
• Head of household and/or spouse works a specific amount of hours per week
• Special/emergency circumstances, such as:
  • Families that meet the eligibility criteria for and are participating in a MHRC demonstration program or special initiative;
  • Families that are victims of a federally declared national disaster affecting the city of Madison;
  • Families that are an active participant in a Witness Protection Program or State Victim Assistance Program;
  • Families living in a MHRC administered housing unit which must be rehabilitated to meet ADA/504 requirements and for whom alternate MHRC administered housing units are not available***Please provide documentation.

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

For more information, visit the MHRC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Madison Daily Leader Classified and the MHRC on November 13, 2020.

The Madison Housing and Redevelopment Commission (MHRC) waiting list for Public Housing apartments at Lakeview Tower is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application available online. Select the "Pre-Application Form" link.

This waiting list may have any of the following preferences:

• Head of household or spouse 62 years old or older **Provide drivers license
• Head of household or spouse disabled*** Please provide copy of Social Security Award Letter
• Head of household or spouse Veteran***Honorably discharged from any branch of the US Armed Forces, active or inactive military personnel and immediate family members or both.*** Please provide military papers.
• Head of household and/or spouse works a specific amount of hours per week
• Special/emergency circumstances, such as:
  • Families that meet the eligibility criteria for and are participating in a MHRC demonstration program or special initiative;
  • Families that are victims of a federally declared national disaster affecting the city of Madison;
  • Families that are an active participant in a Witness Protection Program or State Victim Assistance Program;
  • Families living in a MHRC administered housing unit which must be rehabilitated to meet ADA/504 requirements and for whom alternate MHRC administered housing units are not available***Please provide documentation.

For more information, visit the MHRC website.