Section 8 Housing in Ohio
Waitlist status and voucher tenant resources across 3 metros in Ohio. Every fact source-cited.
3
Metros covered
13
PHAs across state
5
Waitlists open / lottery
No statewide protection
Statewide voucher rights
Can Ohio landlords legally refuse Section 8?
No statewide protectionNo statewide SOI protection in Ohio. Some cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland) have local ordinances.
Ohio Metros
Cincinnati, OH
pop. 2,271,4792 of 6 PHAs accepting applicants
Cincinnati's main voucher agency is the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), which serves Hamilton County and manages roughly 12,000 Housing Choice Vouchers. Its HCV waitlist had been closed for years and re
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Columbus, OH
pop. 2,180,2712 of 3 PHAs accepting applicants
Columbus's Section 8 program is run by the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), serving Franklin County. CMHA switched to a year-round, no-closing-date lottery: you can apply online anytime, but selection is r
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Cleveland, OH
pop. 2,158,9321 of 4 PHAs accepting applicants
In Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) runs the main Section 8 voucher program and keeps its Housing Choice Voucher waitlist permanently open, but "open" only means you can app
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