Apartments that accept Section 8 in University Heights, OH
Search for apartments in University Heights using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 4 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.
Voucher protections vary by locality
University Heights passed a source-of-income anti-discrimination ordinance before Ohio HB 430 (2022) preempted new local SOI laws. The ordinance is still enforced by the city; post-HB-430 legal standing is uncertain per the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2024).
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
Rental listings in University Heights, OH
Active listings recorded in University Heights, OH. Each available unit counts once; units in the same building share one building card. Missing program tags do not establish refusal; confirm the address, availability, voucher paperwork and utilities with the owner.
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Check before you pay
Applying for housing assistance or joining an agency waitlist is free. An agency will not ask you to pay by app, wire or gift card to get a spot. Use HUD’s contact page to find your housing agency, then call to check an offer.
Do not pay to view a home or hold a waitlist spot. Before sending rent or a deposit, confirm the home and the person’s right to rent it. See FTC advice on checking a rental.
Sources checked October 16, 2026: HUD OIG’s August 2024 waitlist fraud bulletin and FTC rental-scam guidance (June 2026).
Rental terms used on this page
- Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
- Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
- Payment standard
- An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
- FMR and SAFMR
- HUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
- Utility allowance
- The agency’s estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
- Gross rent and tenant share
- Gross rent combines the lease rent and the agency’s utility allowance. Your tenant share is the part you must pay after the agency works out your help.
- Portability
- Moving with a voucher to an area served by another housing agency. Ask your current worker what to do before you move.
- Request for tenancy approval
- The unit and owner paperwork your agency needs to start its rent and housing-quality review. Ask the agency for its form and deadline.
Definitions: HUD’s tenant voucher guide, checked October 16, 2026. Confirm the rules and forms with your own agency.
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.
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More housing help in University Heights
- Housing authorities in Ohio, phone numbers, addresses and programs
- Open Section 8 waiting lists nationwide
- Listings from landlords in University Heights who accept vouchers