Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Mesquite Housing Division (MHD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one day in July, 2019. 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:

• Experiencing homelessness within the locality of Mesquite. Homelessness is defined as an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and/or any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions.
• Terminated from another Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program due to insufficient program funding (this means the program did not have enough funding for the household's rental assistance)? Terminated means the household was living in a Section 8 unit.
• Head, Spouse, Co-Head, or sole member employed, elderly (age 62 and over), or disabled
• Head, Co-Head, or Spouse a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces

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

For more information, visit the MHD website.