St. Petersburg, Florida Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 1, 2021, until February 4, 2021. 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.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Veterans
  • A person who served in the active military service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Military Reserve members also qualify if currently serving honorably or discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. If the veteran dies before being admitted to the program, then the spouse of the veteran shall maintain their place and preference on the waiting list. Status is to be verified by:
    • A DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) will serve as proof of service for those no longer active or reserve duty; or
    • A current enlistment contract and/or unexpired military identification card will serve as appropriate proof of veteran status for those still in active reserve status or current enlistment.
• Disabled or Elderly
  • Persons of families where the head of household, spouse or co-head is elderly or  disabled. Proof of preference will be required at the time of selection.
• Homeless families
  • Applicant family is currently residing in Emergency Shelter, Transitional Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing or participating in homeless services at/in/through a participating Pinellas County Continuum of Care agency and have received a written letter of recommendation from that agency not less than 30 days ago.
• Resident of Pinellas County Florida
  • Applicant must provide proof of residency upon selection.
• Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Applicants who are victims of domestic violence will receive a preference. In order to qualify for a preference on the waitlist for Domestic Violence, applicants should provide documentation that incidents of domestic violence have occurred within the past year.
  • Status is to be verified by:
    • Referral from domestic violence shelter (e.g., Hubbard House)
    • Confidentiality of applicant status shall be maintained by the agency in accordance with the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
• Involuntary Displacement
  • Involuntary displacement is defined as displacement due to a formally recognized natural disaster or government action.
  • Families who claim they are being or have been displaced due to a formally recognized natural disaster or governmental action must provide written verification by the displacing unit or agency of government or by a service agency  such as the Red Cross.
  • Families may qualify for the preference Involuntary Displacement due to either of the following:
    • Applicant is involuntarily displaced and not living in standard permanent replacement housing due to a government action or natural disaster.
    • Applicant is a part of a relocation effort by a government entity.
    • Local government has condemned their place of living.
    • Applicant will have to vacate their unit because of either of the following:
    • Activities by an agency of the United States or by any local governmental body or agency in connection with code enforcement, public improvements or a real estate development program, including RAD and/or real estate redevelopment.

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

For more information, read the SPHA public notice, or visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA on February 1, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in St. Petersburg, Florida.