Apartments that accept Section 8 in Cleveland Heights, OH

Search for apartments in Cleveland Heights using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 8 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.

Voucher protections vary by locality

Cleveland Heights passed a source-of-income anti-discrimination ordinance in 2021, before Ohio HB 430 (2022) preempted new local SOI laws. The ordinance is still on the books and enforced by the city, but its post-HB-430 legal standing is uncertain per the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2024). Voucher tenants have stronger footing here than in Cleveland proper.

City of Cleveland Heights Ordinance (2021)

HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 44118

Small-Area FMR · FY2027

Bedrooms	HUD benchmark / mo
Studio	$1,100
1 bedroom	$1,250
2 bedrooms	$1,520
3 bedrooms	$1,940
4 bedrooms	$2,090

These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.

Public Housing Authorities

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)

HUD PHA code OH003 · 16,007 HCV vouchers

Waitlist closed

This PHA is not accepting new applications at this time. Call for the next opening date.

CMHA Section 8 HCV waitlist status varies — CMHA opens the waitlist by lottery periodically. Check cmha.net or call (216) 348-5000. CMHA is the primary PHA for Cleveland and all Cuyahoga County suburbs including Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights, Shaker Heights, Lakewood, and Parma.

Address: 8120 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, OH
Phone: (216) 348-5000
Website: https://www.cmha.net

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Parma Public Housing Agency

HUD PHA code OH073 · 802 HCV vouchers

Call to confirm

Waitlist status changes frequently — call the PHA directly to confirm before applying.

Address: 1440 Rockside Rd Ste 306 , Parma , OH
Phone: 2166612015

Emerald Development and Economic Network

HUD PHA code OH882 · 370 HCV vouchers

Call to confirm

Waitlist status changes frequently — call the PHA directly to confirm before applying.

Address: 7812 Madison Ave , Cleveland , OH
Phone: 2169619690

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Compare ZIP-level HUD rent benchmarks across Cleveland Heights, then confirm the applicable payment standard with your housing authority.

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