The Marion County Housing Authority (MCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open indefinitely. This waiting list opened on June 15, 2015, and will close once 2,000 applications have been received. It was last open for ten days in March 2015.

Please note: According to the MCHA, "If you applied for any previous Section 8 waitlist [through this office], you must reapply."

To apply, complete the online application. Applications are available in English and Spanish.

Disabled applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to complete the application can call the MCHA office at (503) 798-4170.

The following documentation is required of all members of the household: Name, date of birth, Social Security Number, race, gender, annual income, employment information.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Homeless; participants of MC Health Department Addictions and Mental Health RAP; head of household lives, works or attends school in one of the communities in the map displayed in the middle of the MCHA web page.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the pre-application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MCHA website, or call the office at (503) 798-4170.