Section 8 Waitlist

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Florida

Section 8 & Public Housing waiting list status for all housing authorities in Florida.

97
Housing Authorities
145
Open Lists
391
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Florida

Florida has 97 housing authorities managing a combined 587 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 145 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 25%. This data was last verified on Oct 7, 2026.

Those agencies administer roughly 156,451 assisted housing units statewide — 25,245 public housing units and 131,206 Housing Choice Vouchers, across 48 counties. Income limits are set by HUD per county or metro area, so eligibility thresholds differ between agencies within Florida.

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The affordable housing programs tracked in Florida include Public Housing (20 open), Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (3 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (12 open), Mainstream (3 open), RAD (1 open), VASH (2 open). Each program has its own eligibility criteria, application process, and wait times. In most cases, applicants can apply to multiple program types at the same housing authority, and there is no limit to the number of housing authorities you can apply to statewide.

The cities with the most open waitlists in Florida right now are Brooksville (34), Clearwater (10), Sanford (10), Largo (10), and Dade City (7) . Applicants who are flexible about location will generally receive assistance sooner than those who apply to a single waitlist in a high-demand area.

Latest opening: Tallahassee Housing Authority — PBV (closes Oct 13, 2026)

Eligibility Requirements for Florida

To qualify for assistance in Florida, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

  • Income: Below HUD local limits
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or eligible legal status
  • Background: Criminal background check required
  • Residency: Preferences often given to locals

Real-Time Data Verification

Section 8 Waitlist aggregates data from official Florida legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. Every listing is cross-referenced with Florida Housing Finance Corporation to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

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587 results

Arcadia Housing Authority

Arcadia, Florida · FL055

LIHTC (Cypress Garden) ● LIHTC ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Brooksville Housing Authority

Brooksville, Florida · FL074

NSP Rental / Very Low-Income Set Aside Program ● NSP Rental Assistance ● Other ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Rental ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) ● NSP Rental ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program ● Public Housing ● SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) ● NSP ● SHIP ● NSP (Neighborhood Stabilization Program) ● HOME/TBRA ● HCV ● PBV ●

Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.

Miami, Florida · FL881

PBV ● Supportive Housing ● Other (Affordable Housing - Non-Homeless) ● Public Housing ● Other - Non-Homeless Affordable Housing ● HCV ● Affordable Housing ● Other ● Scattered Sites Programs ● Sun South ● Rapid Rehousing Program (RRH) ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Housing Assistance Program (HAP) ●

Chipley Housing Authority

Chipley, Florida · FL038

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Citrus County Housing Services

Lecanto, Florida · FL147

Other (Home Repair/Assistance) ● Other ● Other Housing Programs / Home Repair Assistance ● VASH ● SHIP ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Rental Development (SHIP) ● RAD ● SHIP Rental Development ● Rental Development ● PBV ●

Clearwater Housing Authority

Clearwater, Florida · FL075

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● EHV ● Other ● RAD ●

Collier County Housing Authority

Immokalee, Florida · FL141

Farm Worker Housing ● Other ● TBRA ● HCV ● Low-Income Housing ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Mainstream ● Horizon Village ● PBV ●

Columbia County Housing Authority

Lake City, Florida · FL125

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

County of Volusia Department of Community Services

Deland, Florida · FL113

Housing Rehabilitation ● Wind Hazard Mitigation Program ● Hurricane Housing Recovery ● Emergency Repair ● Mainstream ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Other ● Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program ● Homebuyer Assistance ● PBV ● RAD ●

DeFuniak Springs Housing Authority

Defuniak Springs, Florida · FL039

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Delray Beach Housing Authority

Delray Beach, Florida · FL083

Villas at Village Square Family (Tax Credit) ● Other - Villas at Village Square Family ● Tax Credit ● Lake Delray Apartments (Tax Credit/Senior) ● Other ● LaFrance Apartments ● Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Village Square Elderly Apartments ● DHG Affordable Housing ● RAD ● Carolyn Quince Apartments ● Mainstream ● Affordable Housing (Senior) ●

Dunedin Housing Authority

Clearwater, Florida · FL061

Affordable Housing (San Christopher Apartments) ● Palm Lake Village (55+) ● Affordable Housing (Palm Lake Village) ● San Christopher Apartments ● Affordable Housing (General) ● Other Housing Assistance ● Affordable Housing (55+) ● Palm Lake Village Apartments ● Affordable Housing (Palm Lake Village Apartments) ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority

Fort Walton Beach, Florida · FL069

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Hendry County Housing Authority

Labelle, Florida · FL123

Housing Assistance ● S.H.I.P ● ESG ● HCV ● Public Housing ● SHIP ● Other (S.H.I.P.) ● CDBG ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Hernando County Housing Authority

Brooksville, Florida · FL137

NSP (Neighborhood Stabilization Program) ● SHIP - Emergency Repair ● NSP (Neighborhood Stabilization Program) Rental ● NSP Rental (Very Low-Income Set Aside Program) ● NSP Rental ● NSP Rental / Very Low-Income Set Aside Program ● NSP/SHIP Programs ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program ● SHIP ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) ● Other ● NSP / NSP Rental ● Public Housing ● SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) ● NSP Rental Very Low-Income Set Aside Program ● NSP (Neighborhood Stabilization Program) Specific ● NSP Rental (Very Low-Income Set Aside) ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Rental ● NSP Rental Assistance ● State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) ● NSP ● SHIP - Purchase Assistance/Down Payment Assistance ● PBV ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Holmes County Housing Authority

Bonifay, Florida · FL202

Public Housing ● HCV ● SHIP ● Other ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of Brevard County

Melbourne, Florida · FL020

PBV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● Other ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida · FL007

VASH ● Mainstream ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● LIHTC ●

Housing Authority of City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach, Florida · FL037

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Apalachicola

Apalachicola, Florida · FL036

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Cocoa

Cocoa, Florida · FL019

Mainstream ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Eustis

Eustis, Florida · FL040

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Key West

Key West, Florida · FL013

Affordable Housing (Geraldine Street Complex) ● Affordable Housing (Senior) ● Affordable Housing (Old Town - Geraldine Complex) ● Affordable Housing (Seniors) ● PBV ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Other - Poinciana Gardens Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● Senior/Disabled Housing ● HCV ● Other ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Lakeland

Lakeland, Florida · FL011

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Marianna

Marianna, Florida · FL031

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Titusville

Titusville, Florida · FL025

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida · FL082

Other ● Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing (Various Communities) ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the County of Flagler

Bunnell, Florida · FL030

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Jacksonville Housing Authority

Jacksonville, Florida · FL001

Public Housing ● Other Programs ● Emergency Housing Voucher ● PBV ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

Lee County Housing Authority

North Fort Myers, Florida · FL128

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Melbourne Housing Authority

Melbourne, Florida · FL056

Mainstream ● PBV ● Property-Specific Housing ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority

Graceville, Florida · FL015

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Ormond Beach Housing Authority

Ormond Beach, Florida · FL024

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Osceola County Housing Agency

Kissimmee, Florida · FL201

Other ● CDBG Emergency Rental Assistance Program ● SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) ● PBV ● Mainstream ● LIHTC ● SHIP ● RAD ● TBRA ● Homeless Services ● Public Housing ● CDBG Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation ● HCV ● Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ● Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention ● CDBG ● State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) ● HOME ●

Palatka Housing Authority

Palatka, Florida · FL057

VASH ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Pasco County Housing Authority

Dade City, Florida · FL104

Other ● USDA Rural Development ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Specific Properties) ● USDA Housing (Senior/Disabled) ● Affordable Housing ● Senior/Disabled USDA Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ●

Pinellas County Housing Authority

Largo, Florida · FL062

Property-Specific Housing (Palm Lake Village) ● Affordable Housing (San Christopher Apartments) ● Palm Lake Village Apartments (55+ Community) ● Affordable Housing (Palm Lake Village 55+) ● Affordable Housing (Portland Apartments) ● Property-Specific Housing (Palm Lake Village 55+) ● Affordable Housing (Palm Lake Village) ● Other Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing (Palm Lake Village Apartments) ● Other ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Property-Specific Housing (Fairfield Apartments) ● Property-Specific: Ridgecrest Oaks ● Other: Palm Lake Village (55+ Community) ● Affordable Housing (Ridgecrest Oaks) ● Ridgecrest Oaks ● Affordable Housing (Fairfield Apartments) ● Direct Unit Application ● Affordable Housing (Property-Specific) ● Property-Specific Housing ●

Riviera Beach Housing Authority

Riviera Beach, Florida · FL076

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) ● NSP ● Affordable Housing ●

Tallahassee Housing Authority

Tallahassee, Florida · FL073

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Tampa Housing Authority

Tampa, Florida · FL003

Continuum of Care (CoC) ● CoC (Continuum of Care) ● Other ● CoC ● Public Housing ● EHV ● Mainstream ● HOPWA ● PBV ● RAD ● HCV ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Sanford

Sanford, Florida · FL016

Affordable Housing (Family - Monroe Landings) ● Other (Georgetown Square Senior Apartments) ● Affordable Housing (Monroe Landings - Family) ● Affordable Housing (Georgetown Square - Senior) ● Other - Monroe Landings Family Apartments ● Other ● Affordable Housing ● Monroe Landings (Family Apartments) ● RAD ● Georgetown Square (Senior Apartments) ● Public Housing ● PBV ● LIHTC - Monroe Landings Family Apartments ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Union County Housing Authority

Lake Butler, Florida · FL042

Public Housing ● LIHTC ● HCV ●

West Palm Beach Housing Authority

West Palm Beach, Florida · FL009

Other ● Senior Community (Heron Estates) ● PBV ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ●

Alachua County

Gainesville, Florida · FL070

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● PBV ● RAD ● VASH ● HCV ●

Area Housing Commission

Pensacola, Florida · FL006

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Baker County Housing Assistance Program

Macclenny, Florida · FL102

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Boley Centers, Inc.

St Petersburg, Florida · FL888

HCV ● HUD 811 / PRA ● Supportive Housing (HUD 811/202/8 PRA) ● Other (HOPWA Voucher) ● 811 ● HUD 811 ● Mainstream ● Other ● HOPWA ● HUD 811 / 202/8 PRA ● HUD 811 Supportive Housing Program ● PBV ● 202/8 Multifamily Project Rental Assistance (PRA) ● HUD 811/202-8 PRA ● Public Housing ●

Broward County Housing Authority

Lauderdale Lakes, Florida · FL079

HCV ● Multifamily (Meyers Estates - 3-Bedroom) ● Multifamily (Meyers Estates - 2-Bedroom) ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Multifamily Housing ●

City of Pensacola Housing Division

Pensacola, Florida · FL092

HCV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Home Buyers Programs ● Mainstream ● Housing Rehabilitation Programs ● PBV ● Other ●

Crestview Housing Authority

Crestview, Florida · FL046

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Dania Beach Housing Authority

Dania Beach, Florida · FL116

Public Housing ● HCV ● Foster Youth ● PBV ● Mainstream ● FUP ● Other ●

DeLand Housing Authority

Deland, Florida · FL072

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Gainesville Housing Authority

Gainesville, Florida · FL063

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Hialeah Housing Authority

Hialeah, Florida · FL066

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Affordable Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Hollywood Housing Authority

Hollywood, Florida · FL136

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Other ● RAD ● Welfare to Work ●

Housing Authority of Avon Park

Avon Park, Florida · FL012

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of Bartow

Bartow, Florida · FL026

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of Boca Raton

Boca Raton, Florida · FL119

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of New Smyrna Beach

New Smyrna Beach, Florida · FL022

Other ● other - Open Market and Development Corp Waitlists ● Other (Combined Workforce Housing) ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Other Affordable Housing ● Open Market / Development Corp ●

Housing Authority of Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, Florida · FL028

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of Springfield

Panama City, Florida · FL035

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bradenton

Bradenton, Florida · FL023

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach, Florida · FL081

Mainstream ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · FL010

RAD ● HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Elderly Multi-Family ● Other ●

Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Florida · FL047

LIHTC ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ● VASH ●

Housing Authority of the City of Fort Pierce

Fort Pierce, Florida · FL041

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Homestead

Homestead, Florida · FL068

VASH ● Other Voucher Programs ● Emergency Housing Vouchers ● USDA Housing ● HCV ● Other ● Emergency Housing ● PBV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Live Oak

Live Oak, Florida · FL027

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach

Miami Beach, Florida · FL017

Affordable Housing - Steven E. Chaykin Apartments ● Affordable Housing ● Other ● RAD ● Affordable Housing - Vista Breeze (The Breeze) ● Affordable Housing - The Egret ● Affordable Housing - Lois Apartments ● Affordable Housing - Henderson Court ● Affordable Housing (Senior) ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing - Leonard Turkel Residences ● Affordable Housing - The Heron ● Affordable Housing - Eleven44 ● Affordable Housing - Vista Breeze (The Vista) ● Mainstream ● VASH ● Emergency Housing Voucher ● PBV ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Mulberry

Mulberry, Florida · FL054

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of St. Petersburg

St Petersburg, Florida · FL002

Affordable Housing (Saratoga Apartments) ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Palm Bayou Apartments) ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Stuart

Stuart, Florida · FL045

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Indian River Co Board of County Commissioners

Vero Beach, Florida · FL132

LIHTC ● RAD ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Lake County Housing Agency

Tavares, Florida · FL106

SHIP Home Ownership Assistance ● HCV ● SHIP Foreclosure Prevention Program ● Other ● Public Housing ●

Lake Wales Housing Authority

Lake Wales, Florida · FL071

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Macclenny Housing Authority

Macclenny, Florida · FL065

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Manatee County Housing Authority

Bradenton, Florida · FL105

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Miami Dade Housing and Community Development

Miami, Florida · FL005

HCV ● RAD ● PBV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● Moderate Rehabilitation ●

Miami Housing Conservation

Miami, Florida · FL145

Moderate Rehabilitation ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Other ●

Milton Housing Authority

Milton, Florida · FL053

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Monroe County Housing Authority

Key West, Florida · FL144

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Niceville Housing Authority

Niceville, Florida · FL052

Public Housing ● HCV ●

North Central Florida Regional Housing Agency

Bronson, Florida · FL049

NSP - Pine Apartments ● Public Housing ● NSP ● HCV ●

Ocala Housing Authority

Ocala, Florida · FL032

HCV ● Public Housing ● VASH ●

Orange County Housing & Community Development

Orlando, Florida · FL093

HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ● TBRA ● Other ● Public Housing ● SRO ●

Orlando Housing Authority

Orlando, Florida · FL004

HCV ● SRO ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Pahokee Housing Authority

Pahokee, Florida · FL021

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Palm Beach County Housing Authority

West Palm Beach, Florida · FL080

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

Panama City Housing Authority

Panama City, Florida · FL018

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Plant City Housing Authority

Plant City, Florida · FL034

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Punta Gorda Housing Authority

Punta Gorda, Florida · FL060

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Sarasota Housing Authority

Sarasota, Florida · FL008

Elderly/Disabled Multi-Family ● Affordable Housing (Various Properties) ● RAD ● Senior/Disabled Housing ● Other (McCown Towers and Annex Apartments) ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Affordable Housing (Flint River Apartments) ● Mainstream ● PBV ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Other ● Affordable Housing ● Single-Family Homes (Affordable Housing) ● Other - Single Family Homes ● Single-Family Homes ● Senior and Disabled Housing ●

Seminole County Housing Authority

Oviedo, Florida · FL033

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Tarpon Springs Housing Authority

Tarpon Springs, Florida · FL058

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Other Affordable Housing ●

Venice Housing Authority

Venice, Florida · FL064

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Walton County Housing Authority

Defuniak Springs, Florida · FL110

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Other ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Winter Haven Housing Authority

Winter Haven, Florida · FL139

Public Housing ● HCV ●

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