Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Waiting Lists
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- Elkton, Maryland Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is open.
- Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher is closed.
- Frederick County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher is closed.
- Allegany County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher is closed.
- Garrett County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher is closed.
- The Willows at Windsor, Rudy Park Apartments and Birchwood at Main Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
Open: Elkton, Maryland Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (MDHCD) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Town of Elkton from May 12, 2023 at 9:00 am ET, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
- 62 years old or older
- Living and working in the Town of Elkton
It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the MDHCD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the MDHCD application page on May 17, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Elkton, Maryland.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via dhcd.hcv@maryland.gov or (800) 445-4340.
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.
Closed: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (MDHCD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The MDHCD last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 1, 2023, until February 28, 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:
- Local Residency Preference-Applicants that live or work in the jurisdiction.
- State Bridge Program Preference- Clients after 3 years of temporary assistance or after 5 years of temporary assistance (depending on length of Bridge subsidy).
- HOPWA Preference- For continuation of assisted clients if HOPWA rental assistance isn’t available.
- State Section 811 Supportive Housing Preference-Applicants on the HCV waiting that meet the selection criteria for the State Section 811 program.
- State Section 811 VAWA Preference- Victims of domestic violence where the perpetrator is the qualifying Section 811 household member and has since been terminated.
- Housing First Preference-Supportive housing model that emphasizes permanent supportive housing to end homelessness.
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)/move up preference-Pilot initiative for households living in PSH funded units in need of rental assistance but no longer require the level of services associated with PSH units.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the MDHCD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the MDHCD website on January 27, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester County, Maryland.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Closed: Frederick County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Frederick County is currently closed. It was last open for one week in January, 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
For more information, visit the DHCD website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Frederick County, Maryland.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Closed: Allegany County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Allegany County is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
For more information, visit the DHCD website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Allegany County, Maryland.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Closed: Garrett County, Maryland Section 8 Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Garrett County is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
For more information, visit the DHCD website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Garrett County, Maryland.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Closed: The Willows at Windsor, Rudy Park Apartments and Birchwood at Main Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (MDHCD) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Town of Elkton from March 10, 2023, until March 17, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
This waiting list is for the following properties:
- The Willows at Windsor, 300 Friendship Road, Elkton, MD 21921
- Rudy Park Apartments, 900 Rudy Park Drive, Elkton, MD 21921
- Birchwood at Main (62 and older), 150 E Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the MDHCD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the MDHCD notice on March 10, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Elkton, Maryland.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
About Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
7800 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD | Visit Website | (301) 429-7400
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development provides affordable housing for up to 2,699 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..
In addition, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development offers other programs for eligible households, including:
- Family Self-Sufficiency
- Homeownership
- Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is located in:
- Allegany County, MD
- Caroline County, MD
- Dorchester County, MD
- Frederick County, MD
- Garrett County, MD
- Kent County, MD
- Somerset County, MD
- Talbot County, MD
- Wicomico County, MD
- Worcester County, MD
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
Office Hours
Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm ET.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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