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          Section 8, Section 8 Housing, rental assistance, rental housing, subsidized rental housing, waiting list, affordable housing, housing registration Housing and Section 8 housing-social-services public-housing housing-social-services assistance-programs low-income-residents apply-for There is a single online application available only during an open registration period determined by the agency for project-based units. <p>Applicants for Miami-Dade County's subsidized rental housing programs are placed on a ranked waiting list compiled using a computerized random selection&nbsp;system. There is a single online application available only during an open registration period determined by the agency for project-based units (<a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/housing/public-housing-developments.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Public Housing</a>, <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/housing/section-8-moderate-rehabilitation.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moderate Rehabilitation</a> and <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/housing/county-owned-mixed-use-properties.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section 8 New Construction</a>) and tenant-based units (<a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1544821240699928" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher</a>).</p> <p>The waiting list is closed for registration.</p> noFee /resources/images/services/apply-for-public-housing.jpg Apply for Housing and Section 8
          Custom Waiting List <p>Applicants for Miami-Dade Housing and Community Development's subsidized rental housing programs are placed - using a computerized random selection system - on a ranked/position list number waiting list.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://miamidadevoucher.myhousing.com/Registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check the&nbsp;2021 Section 8 waitlist</a></li> </ul> <h3>Waiting list ranking/position list number</h3> <p>A computerized random selection&nbsp;system, in which a computer randomly assigns waiting list rankings/position list numbers,&nbsp;takes place&nbsp;after the application period. Please note that it may take a few months after the application period is over for the ranking/position list numbers to be announced.</p> <p>Once you move to the top of the waiting list, you will be mailed an appointment letter to begin the eligibility verification process. Please be sure your current mailing address is on file, so the letter is sent to the correct location.</p> <p>To see your ranking/position list number, click on the link below of the corresponding waiting list (i.e., 2014 Moderate Rehabilitation, 2008 Waiting List) and search/find your web application confirmation number in the&nbsp;provided (PDF) file. The waiting list includes the applicant's confirmation number, Entity-ID or Client-ID and the&nbsp;ranking/position list number.</p> <ul> <li>2014 Moderate Rehabilitation Waiting List</li> <li>2014 Public Housing Waiting List</li> <li>2008 Waiting List</li> </ul> <p><strong>Important Note:</strong> Your ranking/position list&nbsp;number never changes.</p> <h3>Updating your waiting list registration</h3> <ul> <li>Please be sure your current address is on file. If your address has changed, complete and mail the Change of Address form or drop it off at the Applicant Leasing Center.</li> <li>If your family size changes you will need to complete a Request to add-remove household members form to HCD's Applicant Leasing Center.</li> </ul> <p>The addition or removal of family members may change your bedroom size, but your ranking will always remain the same.</p> <p>Changes in your income may affect your eligibility or rental payments, but not your ranking. Changes in income will be processed at the time of the eligibility interview.</p>
          Custom Registration <p>Registration information will be updated here and published, at a minimum, in each of the following newspapers:</p> <ul> <li>The Miami Herald, the largest paper of daily general circulation.</li> <li>The Miami Times, the paper with the largest circulation among African-Americans.</li> <li>Diario Las Americas, a Spanish publication.</li> <li>Le Floridien</li> </ul>
          Eligibility & Requirements <p>During open registration, applicants are screened at an interview and are required to provide documentation that will be used to determine eligibility.</p> <p>Public Housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. Some of the factors used in determining an applicant's eligibility include:</p> <ul> <li>Annual gross income (low income is considered 80% of the median income for Miami-Dade County.);</li> <li>Whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and</li> <li>Immigration status: At a minimum,.one household member must be either a U.S. citizen or have eligible immigration status.</li> </ul> <p>Additionally, in Miami-Dade County:</p> <ul> <li>at least 40&nbsp;percent of new admissions must be extremely low-income (30% of area median income or below);</li> <li>the remaining 60&nbsp;percent of new admissions can be up to the low-income level (80% of the area median income).</li> </ul> <p>Project-based Public Housing programs are not transferable from state to state.</p> <h3>Eligibility Interview</h3> <p>If your ranking number is selected from the waiting list you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements. Bring the&nbsp;documentation&nbsp;listed below to the housing eligibility interview at the Applicant and Leasing Center. Your interview will determine whether you are eligible for housing assistance.</p> <ul> <li>Picture ID, such as a driver&rsquo;s license</li> <li>Social security cards for all persons appearing on the application</li> <li>Medicare and/or Medicaid cards</li> <li>Proof of age and other documents related to family or household make-up including birth certificates, divorce and custody papers, citizenship, immigration papers, etc.</li> <li>Proof of all income, including a letter from Social Security, Veteran&rsquo;s Administration, pensions, employment, and child support payments. The verification of Social Security benefits must be requested prior to the applicant&rsquo;s scheduled appointment.</li> <li>Proof of assets such as bank accounts, life insurance policies, etc.</li> <li>Your doctor&rsquo;s name, address, and telephone number</li> <li>Names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least two people to contact in case of emergency</li> <li>Your last three landlords&rsquo; names, addresses, and telephone numbers and copies of your last three utility bills</li> <li>Verification of child care expenses</li> <li>Verification of full-time student status for dependents over 17 years of age and record of attendance for all school-age children</li> <li>If the head of household or spouse is over 62 years old or over, or a person with disabilities, you may bring verification of medical expenses or anticipated expenses such as health insurance payments, on-going prescriptions, doctor&rsquo;s visits, payback agreements on hospital bills, etc.</li> </ul> <p>If a household member with a disability needs reasonable accommodation a Reasonable Accommodation Request form can be submitted to HCD. Additional documentation may be required to support the reasonable accommodation request(s).</p> <p>If accepted for a preliminary interview, you will be required to fill out&nbsp;the Landlord Reference form</p> <p>If you have been denied housing and would like to exercise your right to an informal review, you must submit&nbsp;the Informal&nbsp;Review Request form</p> <p>Submittal instructions are included inside the form.</p>
          Custom Income Limits <p><a href="/global/housing/income-limits.page">Income limits</a>&nbsp;by family size and admission income targeting requirements for the Public Housing, Section 8, and Moderate Rehabilitation programs.</p>
          service-request Applicant Leasing Center 786-469-4206 Applicant Leasing Center
          701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor
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          Applicant Leasing Center - 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor [loc1487786598059771] : Miami ^ 33136 786-469-4300 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Applicant Leasing Center 701 NW 1st Court 14th Floor Miami FL 33136 applicant-leasing-center FL true Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday loc1487786598059771 Waiting List Change of Address https://forms.miamidade.gov/253034946717058 Request to Add/Remove Household Members to Applications https://forms.miamidade.gov/253034033080038 2014 Moderate Rehabilitation Waiting List https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/housing/documents/reports/waiting-list-2014-moderate-rehabilitation.pdf Reasonable Accommodation Request form https://forms.miamidade.gov/251945003268052 Landlord Reference form https://forms.miamidade.gov/253033166076049 Informal Review Request form https://forms.miamidade.gov/251954195327060 apply-for-public-housing loc1487786598059771 ser1544119346614848 local county miami-dade department department Housing and Community DevelopmentHCD Contact Us /global/housing/contact-public-housing-and-community-development.page About Us https://www.miamidade.gov/global/housing/about.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development Department <p><span class="TextRun SCXW63546320 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63546320 BCX8">The Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) serves as the County&rsquo;s official Public Housing Agency (PHA) and Community Development (CD) office. As the County&rsquo;s housing department, we&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63546320 BCX8">are responsible for</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63546320 BCX8">&nbsp;the development, preservation, and operation of housing and community development programs that support residents across Miami-Dade County.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW63546320 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In our role as the PHA, HCD manages approximately 6,500 public housing units and provides rental&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to more than 19,000 households through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, commonly known as Section 8. In addition, the Department owns and&nbsp;operates&nbsp;more than 1,700 non-public housing units throughout the County, expanding access to affordable housing options beyond traditional public housing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our housing portfolio also includes assisted living facilities for elderly residents, ensuring seniors have access to safe, supportive environments, as well as self-sufficiency programs designed to help residents build economic stability and long-term independence.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/images/banners/public-housing.jpg Director Nathan Kogon Nathan Kogon /global/government/biographies/public-housing.page Overtown Transit Village North - 701 NW 1st Court [loc1462483157330387] : Miami ^ 33136 loc1462483157330387 16th Floor 786-469-4100 [email protected] /global/housing/home.page public-housing-and-community-development org1462997550009645 loc1462483157330387 Overtown Transit Village North 701 NW 1st Court 16th Floor Miami 33136 786-469-4100 [email protected] /global/housing/home.page

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