This housing authority participates in the Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List, which is a partnership between most of the housing authorities in Massachusetts. Applicants submit one application to apply to a centralized waiting list. Selected applicants will be placed on the centralized waiting list, and will be under consideration for every participating housing authority

The Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List is currently open

The Massachusetts Centralized waiting list will accept applications from January 6, 2003, until further notice

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

Once the paper application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to any participating housing authority. Participating housing authority address information can be found here

Income limit information can be found here

The waiting list will be sorted differently by each housing authority according to its own preferences

Participating housing authorities may have any of the following preferences: Activated military personnel to Persian Gulf; Board of Health condemnation; Disabled; Displaced by hate crime or reprisal, Displaced by landlord non-renewal; Displaced by natural disaster;  Displaced by public action; Displaced by domestic violence; Elderly (62+); Near elderly (55+); Extremely low income; Health disability affecting housing need; Homeless; Participant in Metro Program in Wayland school; Rent burdened 50% of income; Rent burdened 40% of income; one-person family; substandard housing; tenants of Project-Based units; clients for Project-Based units; Veteran; Working. Further explanation of each preference can be found here

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application has been received, by order of preferences

For more information, visit the website here, or contact a participating housing authority listed here