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Public Housing | Housing Choice & Project Based Vouchers (Section 8)
This portal is used exclusively for MDHA Public Housing and Rental Assistance.
Applying for the MDHA Public Housing and Housing Choice or Project-based 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 all Housing Choice & Project Based Voucher and Randee Rogers Apartments waiting lists – 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.
MDHA Public Housing Program (Traditional Public Housing)
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will periodically open the affordable housing waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis. Check routinely to see if there is a waiting list open.
Online applications are not being accepted at this time.
MDHA Housing Choice & Project-based Vouchers Program (Section 8)
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency will accept online only applications for certain Project-Based Voucher (PBV) properties. 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.
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
- Residency Preference - Be advised that priority is given to persons who live in Davidson County, Tennessee. Proof of eligibility for a preference is required. For example, for persons who state that they live in Davidson County, Tennessee at the time of application, a rental lease agreement and utility bills or other verification are required.
Multifamily and Senior/Disabled Project-based Voucher Properties
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
- Shelby House, 402 Shelby Ave; Nashville, TN 37206 – 195-unit new construction multi-family development with studio, one, and two-bedroom units. All units include range, refrigerator, dishwasher. The site includes garage parking, a community lounge, outdoor courtyard, exercise facility, laundry room, on-site management, on-site maintenance and on-site security. PBV assistance to be available for 9 studio units, 35 one-bedroom units, and 4 two-bedroom units. Leasing expected to begin in the Spring of 2024.
Waiting List Status: CLOSED.
- Chestnut Hill, 101 Factory St.; Nashville, TN 37210 – 204-unit new construction multi-family development with studio, one, two and three-bedroom units. All units include range, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer, and ceiling fans. The site includes on-site parking, on-site management, on-site maintenance, community room and fitness center. PBV assistance to be available for 1 studio, 12 one-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom units and 12-three-bedroom units. Leasing expected to begin in the Spring of 2024.
Waiting List Status: CLOSED
- Buffalo Trail Apartments, 3711 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207 – Buffalo Trail Apartments is a new multi-family development with two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a full appliance package, washer and dryer connections, clubhouse, swimming pool, community room, business center and fitness center.
- Hillside Flats, 500 Hillside Court; Nashville, TN 37203 - 288 unit new construction multi-family development with one, two and three-bedroom units. All units are energy-star certified and amenities include range, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer connections and ceiling fans. The site includes garage parking, a clubhouse, exercise facility, laundry room, on-site management, on-site maintenance and on-site security. PBV assistance to be available for 66 one-bedroom units (must be 62 or older), 51 two-bedroom units and 21-three bedroom units. Leasing expected to begin in the fall/winter of 2021.
Senior/Disabled Apartments
- Trevecca Towers I & II, 60 Lester Ave and 84 Lester Ave., Nashville, TN 37210 – Eligible households must include a head of household or spouse who is either a person who is elderly (62 or older) or a person who has disability. Trevecca Towers offers studio and one-bedroom units, and is conveniently located near Trevecca University and other amenities. There is a commissary on site that includes everyday household items and fresh grocery items. Other project amenities include an indoor swimming pool, exercise equipment, sauna, billiards room, library, computer lab and other retail. Many on-site activities available for residents.
- Robinson Flats, 1205 Robinson Rd.; Old Hickory, TN 37138 – Robinson Flats offers one and two bedroom units with comfortably-sized bedrooms and bathrooms. All units come with a washer and dryer. There’s several common areas, including fitness center, business center, and an activity room/lounge for residents. Applicants must be 62 or older and have an adjusted income at or below 50 percent of the area median income. Leasing throughout 2019. This PBV waiting list is NOT on a first-come, first-served basis, so as long as you apply during the open waiting list period, you have a chance of being placed near the top of the waiting list.
- Sycamores Terrace, Newly renovated one and two bedroom units are available at Sycamores Terrace, an elderly development in Nashville. In order to qualify for elderly housing, applicants must be 62 or older and have an adjusted income at or below 50 percent of the area median income. Sycamores Terrace is located at 1427 Lebanon Pike; Nashville, TN 37210.
- 26th and Clarksville, 2125 26th Avenue No.; Nashville, TN 37208 – 55 unit new construction development for elderly only (62 or older) to begin leasing in June 2020. Located directly on public transportation, 25th and Clarksville offers one bedroom units with comfortably-sized bedrooms and bathrooms. There are laundry facilities, an activity room and onsite services and activities for residents. Applicants must be 62 or older.
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.
- Park Center Residential Services
Park Center’s Independent Residential program provides affordable permanent supportive housing for people with mental illness and substance use disorders. Residents must be eligible for the services provided through Park Center’s Independent Residential program. People receiving services at Park Center have a diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. Services include wellness and recovery planning, care coordination, peer support, employment assistance, budgeting, transportation assistance and recreational activities. Currently there are three sites – 1414 – Fourth Ave North; 120 South 10th Street and 1511-1519 Shelby Ave., and all are one-bedroom units. To qualify for the waiting list, you must be screened and referred to MDHA by Park Center’s Residential Services program.
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:
Online Application Helpful Local Resources
Please note local resources may be limited due to Covid-19. Please contact the resource for availability.
- For assistance with language interpretation or other accommodation or service, call 615-782-3960.
- For a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), please click here.
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 to start your new online application?
- If you answer No, click the 'Click here to register' link located below (just above the Login button) to get registered and start your new online application. If you are asked for a registration code, select I do not have a registration code to continue.
- If you answer Yes, please log in using your User Name and Password to resume or view your online application or to make changes to your contact information.
New RentCafe Passwordless Login Notice
Starting Monday, January 12, 2026, the login process for RentCafe is changing to a passwordless system. Click here to review the changes.
- If you registered for this waiting list using your email address as your user name, simply enter your email address for your user name and follow the instructions as they are presented to you.
- If you registered for this waiting list using a unique user name that’s not an email address, enter your user name as normal, and you will be prompted to add an email address to your profile that’s not already registered with another RentCafe profile. If you receive this error message “Error #58: This email address already exists in our system. Please enter a different email address”, you’ll need to add another email address.
Rencafe profile examples:
Waiting List User name Adding Email Address Result
Housing Choice Voucher johndoe@gmail.com johndoe@gmail.com Good as is.
Project Based Voucher johndoe2025 johndoe@gmail.com Error: Email already exists on another Rentcafe profile, try another.
Special Program johndoe2021 johndoe2021@gmail.com New email address is good.
- Please make sure you have access to all the email addresses used.
- Please make sure your phone number is up-to-date in your RentCafe profile.
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