Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Waitlist Opening

2025 WAITLIST OPENING FOR THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAMOakland Housing Authority (OHA) is accepting pre-applications for the 2025 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program beginning Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 12:00 AM PST through Sunday, January 26, 2025 11:59 PM PST.  The HCV program, also known as Section 8, is a federal program that provides rental assistance to low-income eligible individuals allowing them to afford and live in safe and decent privately owned rental properties throughout Oakland. All applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application. All pre-applications received during the opening will go into a random computerized lottery. OHA will place 5,000 applicants on the 2025 HCV waitlist. If selected in the random computerized lottery, you will be placed on the waitlist. Your position on the waitlist will be determined by preferences which will be subject to verification. Applicants will receive notification of their lottery status within 120 days from the waitlist closing.   How do I apply?  You may fill out a pre-application online, in paper form or via telephone with support from OHA staff. If you choose a paper pre-application, an OHA staff member will assist with entering your information into the online portal for the purposes of the lottery.   Please visit one of our OHA Application Assistance Center’s on one of the following dates and times below or call (510) 587-5168 or TDD (510) 587-7119. * EAST DISTRICT OFFICE - 1327 65th Ave. OAKLAND, CA 94621 * Tuesday – Thursday 10am-2pm on 1/7/25 – 1/9/25, 1/14/25 – 1/16/25, 1/21/25 – 1/23/25 * LEASED HOUSING DEPT - 1540 Webster Street OAKLAND, CA 94612 * Tuesday – Thursday 10am-6pm on 1/7/25 – 1/9/25, 1/14/25 – 1/16/25, 1/21/25 – 1/23/25 * Saturdays 9am-2pm on 1/11/25, 1/18/25 & 1/25/25 * WEST DISTRICT OFFICE - 935 Union Street OAKLAND, CA 94607 * Tuesday – Thursday 10am-2pm on 1/7/25 – 1/9/25, 1/14/25 – 1/16/25, 1/21/25 – 1/23/25 Pre-applications will be accepted beginning Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 12:00 AM PST through Sunday, January 26, 2025, 11:59 PM PST. 1. Go to www.oakha.org or https://myohaportal.oakha.org/ [https://myohaportal.oakha.org/] to submit a pre-application. A valid email address and a telephone number are required to submit a pre-application. If you do not have an email, you can create an email in the portal. There is no fee for completing the pre-application. THIS IS NOT A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED PROCESS. 2. You must complete and submit your pre-application by Sunday, January 26, 2025, 11:59 PM PST. 3. You will receive an email confirming when you successfully complete and submit the pre-application. SAVE YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL. 4. If you do not have a computer or mobile device and need an alternative method to submit your pre-application, you may VISIT AN OHA APPLICATION ASSISTANCE CENTER OR CALL THE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE LINE (510) 587-5168, AND STAFF WILL HELP YOU COMPLETE YOUR PRE-APPLICATION. The Authority does not require you to have an email address to submit your pre-application using the non-electronic submission method. Please refer to the “How do I apply” section above.