San Marcos Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Open: San Marcos Housing Authority Public Housing

The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list for 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of as of June, 2017, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the paper application
  2. Call the SMHA at (512) 353-5059 to request an application my mail.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live or work in Hays County. 

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in San Marcos, Texas. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (512) 353-5059 .

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 03/29/2024.

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Open: Springtown Villa Elderly/Disabled Project-Based Section 8 Senior and Disabled

The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Senior and Disabled Project-Based Section 8 waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Springtown Villa is currently open

The SMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list as of December, 2021, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Call (512) 396-3363  to request an application my mail.
  2. Pick up an application from the SMHA office, located at at 503 Springtown Way, San Marcos, TX 78666.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live or work in Hays County. 

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior and Disabled rental assistance in San Marcos, Texas.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (512) 396-3363.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: San Marcos Housing Authority Section 8 Voucher

The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in December 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to visit the SMHA office.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Live or work in San Marcos (or have accepted a job in San Marcos, but have not yet relocated), Public Housing residents in San Marcos who have been displaced by natural disaster in the last six months.

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website, or call the office at (512) 353-5059.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 1 and 2-Bedroom Public Housing

The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) is last accepted Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of as of June, 2017, until the earliest confirmed close date of December 27, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the paper application.
  2. Call the SMHA to request an application my mail.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live or work in Hays County. 

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in San Marcos, Texas. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 03/29/2024.

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Closed: Chapultepec Family Self-Sufficiency Project-Based

The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Chapultepec Family Self-Sufficiency waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments is closed.

It is not known when the SMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the paper application.
  2. Pick up an application from the Chapultepec Homes office.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About San Marcos Housing Authority

1201 Thorpe Lane, San Marcos, TX | Visit Website | (512) 353-5058

San Marcos Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 517 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, San Marcos Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by San Marcos Housing Authority is located in San Marcos, TX.

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