This housing agency serves Anderson County, Bedford County, Benton County, Blount County, Campbell County, Cannon County, Carroll County, Cheatham County, Chester County, Claiborne County, Clay County, Cocke County, Coffee County, Crockett County, Decatur County, DeKalb County, Dyer County, Fayette County, Fentress County, Franklin County, Gibson County, Giles County, Grainger County, Hamblen County, Hardeman County, Hardin County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Henry County, Hickman County, Houston County, Humphreys County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Lake County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Loudon County, Macon County, Madison County, Marshall County, Maury County, McNairy County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Moore County, Morgan County, Obion County, Overton County, Perry County, Pickett County, Putnam County, Roane County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Scott County, Sevier County, Shelby County, Smith County, Stewart County, Sumner County, Tipton County, Trousdale County, Union County, Van Buren County, Warren County, Wayne County, Weakley County, White County, Williamson County, Wilson County, Tennessee. Service does not extend to Bledsoe County, Service does not extend to Bradley County, Service does not extend to Cumberland County, Service does not extend to Davidson County, Service does not extend to Dickson County, Service does not extend to Grundy County, Service does not extend to Hamilton County, Service does not extend to Marion County, Service does not extend to McMinn County, Service does not extend to Meigs County, Service does not extend to Polk County, Service does not extend to Rhea County, Service does not extend to Rutherford County, Service does not extend to Sequatchie County, Service does not extend to Shelby County, Service does not extend to Williamson County, Service does not extend to Altamont, Service does not extend to Antioch, Service does not extend to Apison, Service does not extend to Arlington, Service does not extend to Athens, Service does not extend to Bartlett, Service does not extend to Beersheba Springs, Service does not extend to Belle Meade, Service does not extend to Benton, Service does not extend to Berry Hill, Service does not extend to Bowman, Service does not extend to Brentwood, Service does not extend to Burns, Service does not extend to Calhoun, Service does not extend to Charleston, Service does not extend to Charlotte, Service does not extend to Chattanooga, Service does not extend to Cleveland, Service does not extend to Coalmont, Service does not extend to Collegedale, Service does not extend to Copperhill, Service does not extend to Crab Orchard, Service does not extend to Crossville, Service does not extend to Dayton, Service does not extend to Decatur, Service does not extend to Dickson, Service does not extend to Ducktown, Service does not extend to Dunlap, Service does not extend to Eagleville, Service does not extend to East Cleveland, Service does not extend to East Ridge, Service does not extend to Englewood, Service does not extend to Etowah, Service does not extend to Fairfield Glade, Service does not extend to Fairmount, Service does not extend to Fairview, Service does not extend to Falling Water, Service does not extend to Flat Top Mountain, Service does not extend to Forest Hills, Service does not extend to Franklin, Service does not extend to Germantown, Service does not extend to Goodlettsville, Service does not extend to Graysville, Service does not extend to Gruetli laager, Service does not extend to Gruetli-Laager, Service does not extend to Harrison, Service does not extend to Hopewell, Service does not extend to Jasper, Service does not extend to Kimball, Service does not extend to La Vergne, Service does not extend to Lake Tansi, Service does not extend to Lakeland, Service does not extend to Lakesite, Service does not extend to Lakewood, Service does not extend to Lone Oak, Service does not extend to Lookout Mountain, Service does not extend to Memphis, Service does not extend to Middle Valley, Service does not extend to Millington, Service does not extend to Mowbray Mountain, Service does not extend to Murfreesboro, Service does not extend to Nashville, Service does not extend to New Hope, Service does not extend to Niota, Service does not extend to Nolensville, Service does not extend to Oak Hill, Service does not extend to Ooltewah, Service does not extend to Orme, Service does not extend to Palmer, Service does not extend to Pelham, Service does not extend to Pikeville, Service does not extend to Pleasant Hill, Service does not extend to Powell, Service does not extend to Powells Crossroads, Service does not extend to Red Bank, Service does not extend to Riceville, Service does not extend to Ridgeside, Service does not extend to Ridgetop, Service does not extend to Sale Creek, Service does not extend to Signal Mountain, Service does not extend to Slayden, Service does not extend to Smyrna, Service does not extend to Soddy-Daisy, Service does not extend to South Cleveland, Service does not extend to South Pittsburg, Service does not extend to Spring City, Service does not extend to Sweetwater, Service does not extend to Thompson's Station, Service does not extend to Tracy City, Service does not extend to Vanleer, Service does not extend to Walden, Service does not extend to Walterhill, Service does not extend to White Bluff, Service does not extend to Whitwell, Service does not extend to Wildwood Lake, Tennessee.
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| Closed: Area 1 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Area 2 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Area 3 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Tennessee Non-Elderly Disabled Non-Elderly Disabled Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Blount, Campbell, Carroll, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Decatur, Dekalb, Dyer, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Hamblen, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Marshall, McNairy, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Smith, Stewart, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakley and White County, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Area 1 is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only on March 18, 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:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the THDA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the THDA on March 11, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Cannon, Cheatham, Fayette, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale and Wilson County, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Cannon, Cheatham, Fayette, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale and Wilson County is closed.
The THDA last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day only on January 18, 2023. 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:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the THDA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the THDA on January 4, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Chester, Madison and Maury County, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications for Area 3 for one day only on June 26, 2023. There is no notice 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:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the THDA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the THDA notice on June 23, 2023.
This waiting list is for Non-Elderly Disabled Voucher rental housing assistance in Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Blount, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Decatur, DeKalb, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Hamblen, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, and Wilson County, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) Mainstream (Non-Elderly Disabled) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for all regional offices is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only, on January 7, 2025 from 6:00 am until 11:59PM pm CT. The waiting list was last open before that in November 2019.
Please note: This waiting list is for Mainstream Non-Elderly Disabled applicants only. Applicants must be between at least 18 and under 62, and institutionalized, in a segregated setting, homeless, or at risk of the above. All applicants must be income-eligible to qualify.
To apply during the opening time, applicants completed the online application that will be available here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Must be aged 18-61 and working with an agency to prevent becoming homeless.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the THDA Housing Choice Voucher Program page, the THDA Waiting List page, or the THDA website.
Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the THDA, and its website, as of December 5, 2024 by Dave Layfield.
Tennessee Housing Development Agency provides affordable housing for up to 6,298 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
502 Deaderick Street, Andrew Jackson Building, Third Floor, Nashville, TN
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Tennessee Housing Development Agency serves 5,450 low-income households. The agency manages 6,412 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Tennessee Housing Development Agency. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Tennessee Housing Development Agency households.
Working adults head 1,798 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
There are 4850 female-headed renter households living in Tennessee Housing Development Agency housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
| Black | 3,870 |
| White | 1,472 |
| Hispanic | 109 |
There are 1144 households headed by seniors served by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. Senior households are 21% of households in Tennessee Housing Development Agency housing.
There are 1090 persons with disabilities living in Tennessee Housing Development Agency housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
Tennessee Housing Development Agency’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on January 18, 2023 and closed on January 19, 2023.
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