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Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

NOW OPEN!

2025 Waitlist Opening for Housing Choice Voucher Program

Pre-applications will be accepted from January 7, 2025 through January 26, 2025

You may fill out a pre-application online, in paper form, or via telephone with support from OHA staff. If you choose paper pre-application, an OHA staff member will assist with entering your information into the online portal for the purposes of the lottery. Please visit one of our OHA Application Assistance Centers on one of the following dates and times below or call (510) 587-5168 or TDD (510) 587-7119. 

Puede completar una solicitud previa en línea, en papel o por teléfono con la ayuda del personal de OHA. Si elige la solicitud previa en papel, un miembro del personal de OHA lo ayudará a ingresar su información en el portal en línea para los fines de la lotería. Visite uno de nuestros Centros de asistencia para solicitudes de OHA en una de las siguientes fechas y horarios o llame al (510) 587-5168 o TDD (510) 587-7119. 

您可以在线、纸质或通过电话填写预申请,OHA 工作人员将为您提供帮助。如果您选择纸质预申请,OHA 工作人员将协助将您的信息输入在线门户网站,以便进行抽签。请在以下日期和时间访问我们的 OHA 请协助中心之一,或致电 (510) 587-5168 TDD (510) 587-7119 

Bạn thể điền đơn đăng trước trực tuyến, dưới dạng giấy hoặc qua điện thoại với sự hỗ trợ của nhân viên OHA. Nếu bạn chọn đơn đăng trước dạng giấy, một nhân viên OHA sẽ hỗ trợ nhập thông tin của bạn vào cổng thông tin trực tuyến cho mục đích xổ số. Vui lòng đến một trong các Trung tâm hỗ trợ đơn đăng OHA của chúng tôi vào một trong các ngày giờ sau đây hoặc gọi (510) 587-5168 hoặc TDD (510) 587-7119. 

Go to myohaportal.oakha.org to register for the application portal.HCV 2025 Schedule

Open!​​

The Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) announces a limited waitlist opening for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Pre-applications will be accepted from Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 12:00am through Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 11:59 pm.

Interested families can click here to pre-register for the application portal. 

Instructions on registration are available in English​, ​​​SpanishChinese, and Vietnamese

2025 HCV Waitlist Main Flyer: English​, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.

2025 HCV Waitlist Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: English, Spanish, Chine​se, and Vietnamese.


Tutorial videos:​​

watch image.png WATCH a video on How to Register for the Oakland Housing Authority’s A​pplicant Portal​


​​watch image.png WATCH a video on How to Complete a Pre-Application for the 2025 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List.


OAHPI Project Based Voucher (PBV) Housing

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OHA Public Housing
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OHA Mainstream Voucher Program Closed
​​Other (Non-OHA) Agencies

OHA periodically publishes information about other housing organizations’ waitlist openings as a courtesy. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information including dates, availability or selection processes. If you have questions, please contact the agency directly

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Already on a Wait List?​​

If you have already completed a Waitlist Pre-Application your application will go through a lottery process for placement on one or more Waitlists, ​based on the program(s) to which you applied. Status is not provided by telephone. OHA will communicate with Applicants via email about their pre-application status. Applicants may return to the Applicant Po​rtal​ to report a change of address.
 
You may also mail in your written request to:
Oakland Housing Authority
Eligibility Department
1540 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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