Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon Tempe, Arizona

City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority 
3500 S. Rural Road, 2nd Floor 
Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
480-350-8950 http://www.tempe.gov/housing

 Section 8 Waiting List Status: Opening Soon

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the City of Tempe Housing Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 12th, 2016.

The City of Tempe Housing Authority (CTHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list isopening soon, from September 1, 2016 at 12:00 pm, until September 15, 2016 at 12:00 pm MT. It was last open for one month from April 2015 until May 2015, and prior to that in April 2011.

Tempe, AZ is about 10 miles east of Phoenix, AZ.

Please note: 

• Although Tempe, AZ is in the Mountain Time Zone, it does not participate in Daylight Savings Time, so the current time in that area is the same as the Pacific Time Zone, rather than the Mountain Time Zone.
• This waiting list has preferences. This means that applicants who qualify for these preferences will receive assistance before applicants who do not. Because of these preferences, applicants who do not qualify may have a longer wait to receive assistance.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application that will be available on the CTHA website. Computers, tablets and smart phones may be used to access the application. The application will be available in English and Spanish.

If an applicant does not have access to the Internet, they can use a friend or family member's computer/device, one at a local library, or one at the following locations (contact the facility for office hours):

• Cahill Senior Center, 715 W. 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-2420.
• Westside Multi-Generational Center, 715 W. Fifth Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-2400.
• Escalante Library Resource Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 350-5800.
• Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85282 (480) 350-5500.
• North Tempe Library Resource Center, 555 N. Bridalwreath St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 350-5200.
• North Tempe Multi-Generational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath St., Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 858-6500.

Disabled applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application must call the CTHA office at (480) 350-8950/TTY (800) 842-4681; or visit the office, located at 3500 S. Rural Road, Suite 202, Tempe, AZ 85282, from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, before September 1, 2016.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Involuntarily displaced by federal or local government action, homeless in the City of Tempe, reside in the City of Tempe, working or hired to work in City of Tempe, extremely low income households. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the public notice here.

Applicants will receive a confirmation number after submitting their application. It is important to print and keep this information in a safe, easy to access place.

Important note: Applicants who have been placed on the waiting list must inform the housing authority immediately if your application information changes (such as contact information, income, and household members). In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.

Persons on the waiting list can update application information online here.

For more information, read the CTHA public notice, visit the CTHA website, or call the office at (480) 350-8950.