Maine Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
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Waiting List StatusOpen
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Program TypeMaine Housing Choice Voucher
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Phone NumberWill soon be updated
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Location30 Liza Harmon Drive Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine 4092
Eligibility
This housing authority participates in the Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List, which is a partnership between all 24 housing authorities in Maine. 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 Maine Centralized Section 8 HCV Waiting List is currently open, from April 2013, until further notice.
There are four ways to apply:
- Complete the online application here.
- Download and print the application online here. Select the "HCV application" link under the Download section.
- Contact one of the participating housing authorities to request an application by mail. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.
- Pick up a pre-application at the office of a participating housing authority. Address information for all participating housing authorities can be found here.
Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed, faxed or submitted in person to any participating housing authority. Contact information for all participating housing authorities can be viewed 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: Disabled, elderly, family with minor children or dependents, where you live, veteran, displaced by natural or national disaster, chronically homeless, at where you work, non-subsidized, local full-time student, working, non-elderly or disabled single person family, Tedford Shelter resident. A full explanation of all preferences can be viewed here.
For more information, visit the website here, or contact a participating housing authority listed here.
How to apply
- Find and contact the housing authority
- Determine your eligibility and apply
- Receive the rental voucher
- Find affordable apartments
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via one of the participating housing authorities listed here: http://mainesection8centralwaitlist.org/dup/?page_id=140.