South Portland Housing Authority

Open: Maine Housing Choice Voucher Centralized

This housing authority participates in the Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List, which is a partnership between all 20 housing authorities in Maine. Applicants submit one application to apply to a centralized waiting list. Selected applicants will be placed on the centralized waiting list, and will be under consideration for every participating housing authority.

The Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List is currently open.

The Maine Centralized waiting list will accept applications from April 2013, until further notice.

There are four ways to apply:

1. Complete the online application available here.
2. Download and print the application online.
3. Contact one of the participating housing authorities to request an application by mail. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.
4. Pick up a pre-application at the office of a participating housing authority. Address information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.

Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed, faxed or submitted in person to any participating housing authority. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be viewed here.

The waiting list will be sorted differently by each housing authority according to its own preferences.

Participating housing authorities may have any of the following preferences: Disabled, elderly, family with minor children or dependents, where you live, veteran, displaced by natural or national disaster, chronically homeless, at where you work, non-subsidized, local full-time student, working, non-elderly or disabled single person family, Tedford Shelter resident. A full explanation of all preferences can be viewed here.

For more information, visit the website here, or contact a participating housing authority listed here.

Sources: This information was verified by the Maine Centralized page on December 28, 2022.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via one of the participating housing authorities listed here: http://mainesection8centralwaitlist.org/dup/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CWL-Participating-Housing-Authorities-REVISED-7-6-2020.pdf.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Jocelyn Place, 1-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications from June 5, 2023, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Active on Section 8 and/or Public Housing waiting list (Currently on a waiting list for S8 or PH)
• Disabled (Head of Household or spouse is Disabled)
• Displaced by a Federally Declared Natural or National Disaster as designated by FEMA
• Elderly (Head of household or spouse is Age 62 or older)
• Family with Minors or Dependents (Households with children under age 18 or dependents)
• Near-Elderly (Head of household or spouse is Age 55 – 61)
• Scarborough Residency Preference (Lives, works or has been hired to work in Scarborough)
• South Portland Residency Preference (Lives, works or has been hired to work in South Portland)
• Veteran (Head of Household or spouse served in the active military and was discharged under
   conditions other than dishonorable)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA website on May 5, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in South Portland, Oregon .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of January 4, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following scattered site properties:

• 225 Broadway, South Portland
• 231 Broadway, South Portland
• 73 Hill Street, South Portland
• 53-60 Landry Circle

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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

• 1 Person $41,450 | 5 Persons $63,900
• 2 Persons $47,350 | 6 Persons $68,650
• 3 Persons $53,250 | 7 Person $73,350
• 4 Persons $59,150 | 8 Persons $78,100

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Families with Minor Children or Dependents
• Residency (live or work in South Portland)
• Veterans
• Victims of a federally declared natural disaster

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on January 4, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 01/05/2024.

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Open: Scattered Sites, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments for Scattered Site apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of January 4, 2024, until further notice.

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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

• 1 Person $41,450 | 5 Persons $63,900
• 2 Persons $47,350 | 6 Persons $68,650
• 3 Persons $53,250 | 7 Person $73,350
• 4 Persons $59,150 | 8 Persons $78,100

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Families with Minor Children or Dependents
• Residency (live or work in South Portland)
• Veterans
• Victims of a federally declared natural disaster

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on January 4, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in South Portland, Oregon .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 01/05/2024.

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Open: St Cyr Court, Laundry Village and Hazard Towers Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Efficiency, 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at St Cyr Court, Laundry Village and Hazard Towers from the earliest confirmed open date of June 17, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following properties:

• St Cyr Court - 1700 Broadway, South Portland, ME 04106. Offering 1 and 2-bedroom units.
• Hazard Towers - 425 Broadway South Portland, ME. Offering efficiency, one and two-bedroom units.
• Landry Village - 1-50 Landry Circle South Portland, ME. Offering one and two-bedroom units.

Please note: According to the SPHA "Applicants must be elderly and handicapped or disabled persons."

Preferences

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Low-income 55 years or older
• Elderly (62+)
• Handicapped
• Disabled persons 18 years of age and over.

Selection Process

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

Application Method

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on June 17, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 06/17/2024.

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Open: Betsy Ross House Senior/ Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Elderly and Disabled Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of March 27, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following property:

• Betsy Ross House -  located at 99 Preble Street Ext., South Portland, Maine 04106.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Elderly or Disabled
• Residency (live or work in South Portland)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on April 5, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior and Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 04/05/2024.

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Open: Mill Cove Apartments, 1 and 2-Bedroom Senior and Disabled

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Senior or Disabled Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance waiting list applications for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments for Mill Cove apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of January 4, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following property:

• Mill Cove - located at 10 Soule St, South Portland, Maine.

Please note: According to the SPHA "Applicants must be 62 years of age or older; OR Disabled."

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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

• 1 Person $41,450 | 3 Persons $53,250
• 2 Persons $47,350 | 4 Persons $59,150

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Residency (live or work in South Portland)
• Veterans
• Victims of a federally declared natural disaster

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on January 4, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior and Disabled rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

Last Updated on 01/05/2024.

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Open: Adams Court Apartments, 2-Bedroom Disabled

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Disabled Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance waiting list applications for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments for Adam Court apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of January 4, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following property:

• Adam Court - located at 1-10 Adam Court, South Portland, Maine.

Please note: According to the SPHA "Applicants must be Disabled and require Handicap Accessible Unit."

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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

• 1 Person $41,450 | 2 Persons $47,350

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Residency (live or work in South Portland)
• Veterans
• Victims of a federally declared natural disaster

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on January 4, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Disabled rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

Last Updated on 01/05/2024.

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Open: Ridgeland Estates, Ridgeland Gardens and Jocelyn Place Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior

The South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) is accepting Senior (55+) waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Ridgeland Estates, Ridgeland Gardens and Jocelyn Place apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of January 4, 2024, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following properties:

• Ridgeland Estates - located at 109 Ridgeland Avenue South Portland, ME.
• Ridgeland Gardens - located at 101 Ridgeland Avenue South Portland, ME.
• Jocelyn Place - located at 41 Little Dolphin Drive Scarborough, ME.

Please note: According to the SPHA "Applicants must be 55 years of age or older."

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be: Returned to the SPHA office, located at 100 Waterman Dr, Suite 101, South Portland, Maine 04106.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Residency (live or work in South Portland)
• Veterans
• Victims of a federally declared natural disaster

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA waiting list page on January 4, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in South Portland, Maine.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (207) 773-4140.

Last Updated on 01/05/2024.

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