Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority

Open: Bennett Point Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is accepting Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Bennett Point from April 3, 2023 until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice on April 3, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

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: Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Mainstream Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from October 28, 2020, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA, "The household must include a non-elderly person age 18 to 61 with disabilities."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application available here.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Transitioning out of institutions or facilities 
• At risk of institutionalization
• Currently experiencing homelessness
• Previously experienced homelessness
• At risk of becoming homeless 
• Currently in permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing

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

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice, on October 26, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 977-5800.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: The Summit PHS Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at The Summit PHS is currently open.

The CMHA is accepting applications from December 13, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA, this waiting list is "for formerly homeless families and individuals with disabilities."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

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: Sutter View Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2-Bedroom apartments at Sutter View is currently open. 

The CMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from August 22, 2022, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice on August 23, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in English Woods, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 977-5860.

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: Baldwin Grove Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Baldwin Grove is currently open. 

The CMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from August 22, 2022, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA public notice, "The head of household, cohead or spouse must be 62 or older".

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice on August 23, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Springdale, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 977-5860.

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: Cary Crossing Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Cary Crossing is currently open. 

The CMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from August 22, 2022, until further notice.

Please note: According to the CMHA public notice, "The head of household, cohead or spouse must have a disability."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHA public notice on August 23, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Mt. Healthy, Ohio.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 977-5860.

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: Asset Management Public Housing

The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) waiting list for Asset Management apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least March, 2016, until further notice.

Please note: The CMHA's name for the Public Housing program is the Asset Management program.

To apply, print the application online. Select the "CMHA Leasing Application" link in the "Getting Started" section.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the CMHA leasing office, located at 1088 W Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45214, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday.

The following documentation is required when submitting the application: 

1. Picture ID
2. Birth certificates for each household member
3. Social Security cards or proof of legal U.S. status for each household member
4. Proof of household income (paycheck stubs, SS/SSI verification letter)
5. Current police background checks for all household members age 18 and over
6. Current landlord information: name, address and telephone number
7. Proof of all household assets (bank statements, real estate deeds, etc.)

The CMHA may have preferences for a specific property.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, after sorting preferences.

For more information, visit the CMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (513) 721-4580.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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