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Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)Waiting List
Information
The City of
Miami, Department of Community Development last opened the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher waitlist on May 2007. There were about twelve thousand (12,000)
pre-applications received. All pre-applications were screened for eligibility
and completeness and a random lottery number was assigned to all eligible
applications.
All applicants
have been notified by mail about the status of their pre-applications, only the
first seventy (70) positions resulting from the lottery were selected to be part
of the waiting list.
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Waiting List Process:
The availability
of funds and the opening of the application period is advertised periodically in
a general circulation newspaper with citywide coverage at least 15 days prior to
the acceptance of applications. Once the application period expires, all
applications are entered in an electronic spreadsheet. This information is then
used to generate a random lottery which determines the order of the waiting
list. Once the waiting list is established, all applicants are informed, in
writing, of their waiting list number. Receiving a waiting list number does not
directly qualify the applicant for the program. An interview is scheduled with a
Housing Specialist to determine final eligibility. If the applicant fails to
follow all the instructions on the initial appointment letter sent by the
Housing Specialist, the applicant will be removed from the waiting list.
NOTE: Applicants who received a waiting list number are responsible for ensuring
that the City of Miami has their most updated contact information including
current address and telephone number. If you have a waitlist number and have
recently moved, please mail us your new information, including first name & last
name, Social Security Number, waitlist number (if known), new address, and
telephone number to the following address using certified U.S. postal service:
City of Miami
Department of Community Development
Attention: Section 8 Supervisor
444 SW 2 Avenue, 2 Floor
Miami, FL 33130
If you fail to notify the City of Miami of any
changes chances are that the City will not be
able to contact you and your application
will be disqualified. The City of Miami has no
responsibility for delays in the USPS service or
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