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  • Project-Based Section 8 Pre-Application

    All fields are required. Submit this form only. Incomplete, photocopied, e-mailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. If you are already on our tenant-based Section 8 waiting list your record will be updated using the information that you provide below. Due to the volume of applications received, we will not verify the receipt of mailed applications. We cannot be responsible for material that is illegible or missing as a result of transmitting by fax or e-mail or lost/delayed through the mail.
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    One-third of all applicants are dropped from the waiting list due to unreported address changes. Do not let this happen to you. Report any change of address in writing to the agency listed above.
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    Write in the approximate amount of your family’s gross (before taxes) annual income. Include all sources for all family members.
  • List the Head of Household and all other members who will be living in the unit. Give the relationship of each family member to the head.For example: spouse/partner, son, daughter, aunt, grandmother, etc.

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  • We collect data on race & ethnicity in accordance with federal regulations. People of various races may also be of Hispanic ethnicity. Please indicate if you are Hispanic.Your answers will not affect your application.

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  • Location of Project-Based Apartments

    From the list below, check the box next to the communities where you would like to live. Please do not choose a community unless you think you would really live there. Applying to every property slows down the admissions process for everyone.

    Only check properties that have apartments appropriate for your household size. If you select a property from the list below that you are not eligible to occupy you will not be added to that waiting list. The housing agency will make the final determination of eligibility based on the family information that you are providing in this pre-application. If you need a larger apartment as a reasonable accommodation for a disability please contact the agency listed above for assistance in completing this form.

    Single Room Occupancy (SRO) and Enhanced Single Room Occupancy (ESRO) units are only for one person. SRO units typically have shared bathrooms and may not have a kitchen or have a shared kitchen. ESRO units have private bathrooms and may have kitchenettes. If you are a single person household and are not elderly or disabled you may only choose properties that have SRO and ESRO units. Studio apartments do not have a separate bedroom but have a full kitchen. Elderly apartments are for persons at least 62 years of age. Supportive Service apartments provide certain services to tenants and you must have a documented need for the supportive services offered at these properties. Properties that have wheelchair accessible apartments are marked with the ♿ logo –contact us for more information on the available bedroom sizes of these apartments.
  • NOTE:Any project listed below as closed istemporarily closed to new applicants, until further notice.FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY TO ADDITIONAL PROJECT-BASED PROPERTIES WITH OWNER-MAINTAINED WAITLISTS, PLEASE CONTACT METRO HOUSING | BOSTONAT (617) 859-0400.

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    Closed? Community Property/Street ♿ Elderly Only Supportive Services Provided SRO ESRO Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4+ BR
    Allston 1202 Comm. Ave. 6
    Arlington Russell Terrace 2
    Closed Arlington Summer, Broadway, Bow and Webster 3 1
    Bedford 447 Concord Road ♿ 2 2
    Boston 1740 Washington St. 8
    Closed Boston Boston YWCA ♿ 15 3 2
    Cambridge* Putnam Green ♿ 2 4 2
    Closed Chelsea Janus Highlands ♿ 2 5 1
    Closed Chelsea TILL Building 3 2
    Chelsea* Spencer Green113 Spencer Ave ♿ 2 2 4
    Chelsea* Harbor Cove63 Washington Ave. ♿ X 3 16 5
    Closed Dorchester 1129 Dorchester Ave. 6 1 1
    Closed Dorchester 14-24 Roach St. 3 5
    Closed Dorchester 1285-1291 Mass Ave ♿ 1 3
    Everett 19 Hancock St. 3
    Jamaica Pl. 82 Green St. ♿ 10
    Medford 4-6 Ashland St. 3
    Mission Hill Doe House 4 1
    Closed Newton Pelham House ♿ X 3
    Quincy The Moorings ♿ X 30 9
    Quincy* Granite St Housing 3 2
    Closed Roxbury* Grandfamilies House 5 3
    Roxbury* Familias Unidas ♿ X 6 1 1
    Roxbury 430-436 Dudley St. 3
    Roxbury 28 Mt. Pleasant St. 2
    Closed Roxbury 10 & 20 Amory Ave. 7 3
    Closed Somerville 109 Gilman St 1
    Closed Somerville 32 Kent St. 2 6
    Somerville* St. Polycarp Apts.-Phase I ♿ 2 3 3
    Wakefield 48 Water St. 6
    Watertown* 1060 Belmont Street ♿ 2 5
    Watertown Coolidge School Apts X 4
    Watertown Marshall Place Apts ♿ X 8
    Please check any you are interested in based on the information above.
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  • *Applicants meeting a specific preference will be selected first. You will be mailed information on how to qualify for a preference.



    This housing list is updated periodically. For information on the availability of new apartments or on apartments in other parts of the state, call the number at the top of this form or visit theHousing Consumer Education Center website at www.masshousinginfo.org.

  • Certification of Applicant

    Please read this statement very carefully. By signing, you are agreeing to its terms.
  • I hereby certify that the information I have provided in this pre-application is true and accurate. I understand that

    • any misrepresentation or false information will result in my application being cancelled or denied, or in termination of housing assistance;
    • this is a pre-application for tenant-based rental assistance through DHCD and its regional administering agencies and is not an offer of housing;
    • at the time I rise to the top of the waiting list(s), I will be required to provide verification of the information I have provided here, in accordance with federal housing regulations and DHCD policy;
    • it is my responsibility to notify any one of DHCD’s regional administering agencies of any change of address in writing and I understand that my application may be cancelled if I fail to do so;
    • my participation in the Section 8 housing program is subject to my being eligible and in compliance with HUD and DHCD regulations; and that I will be subject to a criminal history check.

    I agree that DHCD can share my information with other state agencies for the purposes of determining program eligibility.

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Phone: 617.859.0400
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