Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing is open.
Mahoning County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher is closed.

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Open: Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing

The Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (YMHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least May, 2019, until further notice.

To apply, complete the online application. The application is available in English and Spanish.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Veteran; Working; Disabled; Displaced by natural disaster or government action.

For more information, visit the YMHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (330) 744-2161.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Mahoning County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher

The Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (YMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for 10 days in September 2017; and before that for 10 days in February 2016. 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 application was available in English and Spanish, and was online only.

This waiting list had the following preferences: U.S. Veteran; families with a child under the age of 6 with lead poisoning; aging out of foster care; homeless; living in a shelter or transitional housing, Safe Haven, or a hotel/motel paid for by a charitable organization or government program; persons who were homeless or living in a shelter immediately before staying at a hospital, treatment facility, jail, or prison for 90 days or less; victims of domestic violence.

2,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences. A list of the winning numbers will be published on the Lottery Results page here after October 20, 2017.

For more information, visit the YMHA website, or call the office at (330) 744-2161.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority

131 West Boardman Street, Youngstown, OH | Visit Website | (330) 744-2161

Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,607 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

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

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