MDHA RENTCafé - Rental Assistance
Housing Choice & Project Based Vouchers (Section 8)
This portal is used exclusively for MDHA Rental Assistance.
Applying for the MDHA Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) Waiting List is always free. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), who funds the program, does not allow any agency to charge a family to apply. Beware of websites that charge a fee to apply for the housing program. These websites are not affiliated with the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) or the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The only way to apply for MDHA housing is through MDHA’s official website.
Online Applications are not being accepted at this time.
Contact updates to existing applications are always permitted.
Waiting List Position now available for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) 2019 waitlist – Your waiting list position is now available to review in Rentcafe. To review your position on the waiting list(s), click on the My Waiting List Status button after you login, then click on the Waiting List Details tab located under the Waiting List Information area. Your waiting list position will be listed under the Position column for each waiting list you applied for and your position will change as the waiting list(s) are processed periodically.
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency will accept online only applications for certain Project-Based Voucher (PBV) properties on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check the MDHA website often as we will open project-based waiting lists on an as needed basis.
The MDHA Section 8 voucher program offers two housing assistance options: tenant-based housing choice voucher (HCV) rental assistance and project-based voucher (PBV) rental assistance. The tenant-based program allows assisted households to use a voucher at privately-owned rental markets units. The project-based program offers rental housing assistance options at specific locations. The tenant-based program waiting list is currently closed.
Some PBV waiting lists are open. You may apply for any or all of the sites that meet your family's needs, provided the waiting list is open. See below for specific site descriptions and to apply to any waiting list that is open. For a list of frequently asked questions for the PBV program, click here to see our FAQ page.
Waitling List Preferences
Multifamily and Senior/Disabled Projects
PBV housing assistance locations offer a variety of housing options. Some sites are intended for families, while others are age restricted, intended for seniors and/or persons with a disability. MDHA also offers a number of PBV special needs sites that provide amenities and/or services specifically for persons who have disabilities. For these special needs sites, you must contact the agency listed by the property and be referred to MDHA by the agency in order to be placed on that property-specific waiting list.
Multifamily Apartments
Special Needs Projects
To apply for these specialized housing options, you must be screened and referred to MDHA by the agency listed. Upon receipt of a referral from the agency, MDHA will add you to the waiting list for that site. Waiting times vary by housing site, depending on the number of units available and number of applicants on the waiting list.
To apply, please visit www.parkcenternashville.org to submit an online referral.
For questions, please email: referral@parkcenternashville.org.
HOW DO I APPLY for Multi-Family and Elderly/Disabled PBV Sites from here?
To apply for available PBV housing assistance options, complete the online application. You must apply to each housing site that you are interested in by checking the waiting list box next to each location. Only sites where applications are being accepted will be shown. Please apply only for the sites you qualify for and want to live at. For example, if the site is restricted to those 62 years old or older, and the applicant family’s head of household or spouse is not 62, please do not apply as it delays the processing of the applications for those who do qualify. The same is true for any waiting list by bedroom size. You must be eligible for the unit size applied for based on the following guidelines. Single person households do not qualify for a two bedroom unit unless necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability.
In order to qualify for assistance, the total family gross annual income may not exceed the 50% income limit for the applicable family size.
Current income limits are as follows:
MDHA is now utilizing the nationwide RENTCafé portal service
To use this portal service, you will need to register a new unique User Name and Password and include a valid email address. You may already have a registered profile on RENTCafé for another property, whether it's at MDHA, or another housing agency, or property management company. If this is the case, you can use your registered RENTCafé email address, but you must register a new unique User Name to use this portal. Please review the User Name and Password instructions shown below before you start your registration process. After your registration has been completed, an automatic email will be sent to your registered email address confirming your registration has been received.
Online Application Helpful Local Resources
User Name Instructions
A User Name is a unique name that you define on your online application for this waiting list. The User Name will automatically default to your email address. It should be changed to a new unique User Name if you are entering multiple online applications for many individuals, or if you plan to apply for other MDHA properties. Here are some User Name examples:
I’m an individual and I want to be on the MDHA Project-based Vouchers (Section 8 PBV) waiting list(s). I can use my email address for my User Name, but I can also define my User Name to be a unique name that I can use exclusively for these waiting list(s). Example: My name is Jane Doe and I’m applying for the Project-based Vouchers waiting list(s). So, I’ve decided to make my User Name be jdoemdhapbv. This unique User Name will always be associated with my MDHA Project-based Vouchers waiting list(s) online application.
I’m a social worker and I’m entering many online applications for my clients who do not have an email address or access to a computer. I can enter my email address for each online application, but I must create a unique User Name for each online application that I enter. Refer to the previous example if your client plans to apply at other MDHA properties.
Password Instructions
Has your Contact Information changed?
Please remember to revisit our RENTCafé portal and update your RENTCafé profile as your contact information changes. Simply go to www.Nashville-MDHA.org and click on the Update My Housing Application and select this Housing Choice Voucher waiting list. We want to make sure we can contact you when your name is called!
Have you registered for this portal?
With a free account, you can: