Harris County, Texas Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from March 23, 2020, until March 25, 2020. 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:

• Families who live or work or hired to work in Harris County, Texas .
• Any family that has been terminated from HCHA’s HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
• Families that include victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are seeking an emergency transfer under VAWA from other covered housing programs operated by the PHA.
• The PHA will house up to 100 families who were selected due to qualifying for HCHA’s Mental Health Jail Diversion Pilot Program preference.
• The PHA will issue vouchers to up to 20 families that qualify for HCHA’s Shelter Plus Care program preference.

5,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Harris County Housing Authority, as of March 23, 2020

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Harris County, Texas; excluding Houston.