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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)
Online applications for Housing Choice Vouchers are not being accepted at this time.
The waiting list for project-based voucher (PBV) rental assistance at the following locations is managed by the owner. Please contact them directly to see if they are accepting applications and for information on how to apply.
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Gibson Creek Apartments 300 E. Webster Street Madison, TN 37115 |
One- and two-bedroom units. |
Manager@gibsoncreekmadison.com |
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Oakwood Flats Apartments 2071 Oakwood Avenue Nashville, TN 37207 |
Two- and three-bedroom units. |
629-702-1992
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26th and Clarksville 2125 26th Avenue N. Nashville, TN 37208 |
One-bedroom units. Must be 62 or older. |
Urban Housing Solutions hello@urbanhousingsolutions.org https://www.urbanhousingsolutions.org/ 615-726-2696 |
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Shelby House & The Shelby 405 South 4th Street Nashville, TN 37206 |
Studio, one and two-bedroom units. |
shelbyhousemgr@evergreenrealestate.com https://shelbyhousetn.com/. (Online applications only) 615-574-1945 |
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Park 24 660 Joseph Ave. Nashville, TN 37207 |
One- two- and three-bedroom units. |
https://www.park24nashville.com/ 615-716-0205 |
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Urban Housing Solutions Various Locations |
One and two-bedroom units. |
Urban Housing Solutions hello@urbanhousingsolutions.org https://www.urbanhousingsolutions.org/ 615-726-2696 |
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Robinson Flats 1205 Robinson Road Old Hickory, TN 37138 |
One and two-bedroom units. Must be 62 or older. |
robinsonflats@elmingtonliving.com 615-847-2002 |
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Sycamore Terrace Apartments 1427 Lebanon Road Nashville, TN 37210 |
One and two-bedroom units. Must be 62 or older. |
sycamoresterrace2020@gmail.com https://www.sycamoresterrace.com 615-242-2412 |
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Park Center Residential Services 1414 4th Ave N. 37208 120 South 10th St. 37206 1511-1519 Shelby Ave. 37206 |
One-bedroom units |
referral@parkcenternashville.org https://parkcenternashville.org 615-242-3576
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If you apply and meet the eligibility requirements, the owner will place you on their waiting list. Upon selection from their waiting list, they will determine if you meet their tenant selection requirements and if so, refer you to MDHA. Upon receiving the owner’s referral, MDHA will have you complete an application and determine your eligibility for rental assistance.
Like the Tenant-Based Voucher Program, the PBV program provides low-and moderate-income households with monthly rental assistance. However, PBV assistance is tied to specific units rather than to the family. Eligible families only receive assistance while living in the PBV unit.
For assistance with language interpretation or other accommodation or service, call 615-782-3960. For TTY services, call 615-252-8599.
MDHA does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, color, national origin, religion, disability or any other legally protected status in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.
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.