Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing is open.
Geauga County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher is closed.
Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Voucher is closed.

Learn more about Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority.

Open: Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing

The Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority (GMHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2018, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. Select the "Application Form" link.

Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed to:

Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority
Application for Admissions
385 Center Street
Chardon, OH 44024

Copies of the following documents are required of all adult members of the household: Photo ID, Social Security Card.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

Veteran or widow of a veteran, 2 Points
Victim of domestic abuse (verification required), 2 Points
Upward Mobility (Head, Co-Head, or Spouse employed or participating in a self-sufficiency activity such as attending college/vocational training, job training, or in another type of selfsufficiency program such as TANF work requirement; or qualifies as an elderly or disable household), 3 Points

For more information, visit the GMHA How to Apply page, or the GMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (440) 286-7413.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Geauga County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher

The Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority (GMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for 12 days from July until August 2018; and before that two weeks from November until December 2016, and for two weeks in October 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

Download and print the application online.
Pick up an application at the GMHA office.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must have beenmailed to the GMHA, 385 Center Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Victim of domestic violence, veteran or widow of veteran, working.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the GMHA website, or call the office at (440) 286-7413.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority Mainstream Voucher

The Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority (GMHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from July 20, 2020 until July 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the GMHA, this waiting list is "for non-elderly (ages 18 to 61), low-income families with at least one verifiably disabled family member."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application that was available online.

Once the application was completed, it must have been either:

Mailed to the GMHA.
Emailed to the GMHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Non-elderly disabled, families transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, and those currently experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the GMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the GMHA public notice, as of July 28, 2020.

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority

385 Center Street, Chardon, OH | Visit Website | (440) 286-7413

Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 414 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

Family Self-Sufficiency

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Geauga Metropolitan Housing Authority is located in Geauga County, OH.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.