Tuscarawas County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Tuscarawas Metropolitan Housing Authority (TMHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from February 1, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: The TMHA has changed to an online application portal, as of June 9, 2021. According to the TMHA, "No paper applications postmarked after June 8, 2021 will be accepted."

To apply during the opening period, complete the application online.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Substandard Residence: My current place of living:
  • is falling down and in serious need of repair.
  • does not have a working indoor bathroom, including a useable toilet and shower or tub.
  • does not have electricity, or has unsafe electrical wiring.
  • does not have enough heat or the heating system is unsafe.
  • should have a kitchen, but does not.
  • has been declared unfit for living by a government agency, such as the Health Dept.
  • is a temporary arrangement with someone else and not my own residence.
  • is not any one place, but where ever I can find to go.
  • a homeless shelter.
• Displaced Resident: I am being forced to move because:
  • of fire, flood, or other natural disaster.
  • the government or a private owner is taking over my place of residence.
  • of actual or threatened violence toward me and/or my family by my spouse or other household member.
• Veteran Preference: Veteran means a person who has served in the active military or naval service of the U.S. who was not separated dishonorably. It may also refer to certain persons who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine if they have a DD214/215 showing honorable separation or served between 12/07/41 and 12/31/46 and died on active duty in a war zone during that period.
  • I am a veteran or am serving in the active military or naval service of the United States.
  • My spouse is a veteran, a deceased veteran or is serving in the active military or naval service of the United States. 

It is not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the TMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the TMHA public notice on June 11, 2021.