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Project Based Rental Assistance Waiting Lists

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is currently migrating our Project Based Rental Assistance waiting lists to a new system. During this migration, the affected waiting lists will be unavailable on our website until the migration is complete. Once the migration is complete, you will be able to access the waiting lists on our new application page located at: https://www.cmha.net/housing/residents/cmha_property_map/index.php.

We will be migrating a few waiting lists per day in an effort to minimize any inconvenience. The migration is scheduled to begin Monday, April 29, 2024.

***Scheduled Maintenance***

The CMHA WebApp will be upgraded and unavailable from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM Thursday, March 6, 2014.

PRE-APPLICATIONS FOR CUYAHOGA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY (CMHA)
PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Online Waiting List Pre-Application

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Requests for persons with disabilities or persons needing assistance must be put in writing to the CMHA Office.

NOTE for Public Housing Applicants ONLY: Applicants age 62 or older at the time of application may obtain an on the spot eligibility interview on a walk-in basis at CMHA’s Applications Office.

Before you begin the application process, please have available your social security card, names and dates of birth of all family members. Also you will need income of all family members. Make sure you have typed correctly all information. Have paper and pen ready to write down your confirmation number.

Submit only ONE application to the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). Duplicate forms will not be accepted.

Disclaimer
Applications can be received online anytime during the wait list period. Applicants will receive a confirmation number to acknowledge successful transmission of the application. By submitting this pre-application information you are not guaranteed placement on any waiting list.

Maintaining Your Status on the Waiting List
If you are added to the waiting list, you will be notified by mail when your name comes to the top of the waiting list or if we are updating our files. If you do not respond to our notifications, or your letter is returned undeliverable, your name will be removed from the waiting list. If you have a change of address, phone number, income or family size, you must notify us within 10 business days of the change. ALL CHANGES MUST BE IN WRITING. No changes will be taken over the phone. Please include your social security number on any correspondence.

Eligibility

  • An applicant must qualify as an individual or family as defined by CMHA.
  • Head of household must be at least 18 years of age at the time of this pre-application or an emancipated minor by a court of competent jurisdiction, consistent with Ohio law.
  • Family must have annual income at the time of admission that does not exceed the established income limits at the time of admission according to the maximum income by family size established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD).
  • Applicant and all adult members of the family must pass a criminal background check.
  • Applicant or any member of the family that has ever been convicted of manufacturing or producing methamphetamine on the premises of any federally-assisted housing or any family household member that is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program will not be eligible for housing assistance.
  • Applicant and all members of the family must provide documentation of social security numbers for all family members or certify that they do not have social security numbers at the time of initial eligibility interview.
  • Applicant and all members of the family must meet USHUD requirements on citizenship or immigration status.
  • Applicant or any member of the family who currently owes rent or other amounts to CMHA or any other housing authority will not be offered assistance until the outstanding balance is paid in full.

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, ancestry, or sexual orientation in the access to, admission into, or employment in, housing programs or activities.

Follow the steps below to submit your pre-application:

  1. Check one or more options in the Available Program(s) box below
  2. Enter your date of birth in the box that appears
  3. Check each available waiting list that you would like to apply for
  4. Enter your social security number two times
  5. Click the Continue button

Available Groupings:
Select the programs you want to apply to:


Please enter your SSN twice to get started: