Mesquite Housing Division

This housing agency serves Mesquite, Texas.

Waiting List
Closed: Mesquite, Texas Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List	Learn More
Closed: Mesquite Housing Division Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List	Learn More

Closed: Mesquite, Texas Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Mesquite, Texas.

The Mesquite Housing Division (MHD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The MHD last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day only on October 17, 2022. 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.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

1 Person $20,450 | 5 Persons $32,470
2 Persons $23,400 | 6 Persons $37,190
3 Persons $26,300 | 7 Persons $41,910
4 Persons $29,200 | 8 Persons $46,630

This waiting list had the following preferences:

A preference to any family that has been terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient program funding. This preference will receive the highest ranking.
The working family and veteran family preference will receive equal ranking and shall be ranked second to any family that has been terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
A preference for working families (families where the head, spouse, co-head or sole member is employed.) An applicant family shall be given the benefit of the working family preference if the head, spouse, co-head or sole member is elderly (age 62 and over) and/or disabled.
Homeless.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHD on October 14, 2022.

Closed: Mesquite Housing Division Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Mesquite Housing Division (MHD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one day in July, 2019. 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:

Experiencing homelessness within the locality of Mesquite. Homelessness is defined as an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and/or any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions.
Terminated from another Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program due to insufficient program funding (this means the program did not have enough funding for the household's rental assistance)? Terminated means the household was living in a Section 8 unit.
Head, Spouse, Co-Head, or sole member employed, elderly (age 62 and over), or disabled
Head, Co-Head, or Spouse a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces

300 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHD website.

About The Agency

Mesquite Housing Division provides affordable housing for up to 1,404 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

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

1616 North Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX

Visit Website — (972) 216-6424

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Mesquite Housing Division?

Mesquite Housing Division serves 1,335 low-income households. The agency manages 1,553 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Mesquite Housing Division?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Mesquite Housing Division. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Mesquite Housing Division households.

How many Mesquite Housing Division residents are employed?

Working adults head 467 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Mesquite Housing Division.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Mesquite Housing Division?

There are 1188 female-headed renter households living in Mesquite Housing Division housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the Mesquite Housing Division.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Mesquite Housing Division renters?

Black	1,161
White	93
Hispanic	67

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Mesquite Housing Division?

There are 267 households headed by seniors served by the Mesquite Housing Division. Senior households are 20% of households in Mesquite Housing Division housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Mesquite Housing Division housing?

There are 280 persons with disabilities living in Mesquite Housing Division housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Mesquite Housing Division.

How often does Mesquite Housing Division open new waiting lists?

Mesquite Housing Division’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 17, 2022 and closed on October 17, 2022.