Section 8 Waiting Lists Opening the Week of August 10, 2026
This week picks back up after last week's quiet stretch, with seven housing authorities opening lists across Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Texas. The openings are spread from Monday through Friday, so there's no single crunch day—but Tuesday is the busiest, with three separate lists opening at once, including a pair in Nebraska. A few of these authorities have opened earlier in 2026, so if you've applied before, it's worth confirming whether these are fresh intake periods.
Here's the rundown.
Pinellas County Housing Authority — Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County opens its Project-Based Voucher waiting list on Monday, August 10, 2026, with applications online at pinellashousing.com.
Pinellas covers the Gulf Coast side of the Tampa Bay metro—think Clearwater, Largo, and the beach communities—so this is a major metropolitan opportunity in a high-demand area. Since it's a Project-Based Voucher program, the assistance stays with specific properties rather than moving with you, which usually means a shorter wait in exchange for less flexibility on location. Given the size of the market, apply early Monday and check the site for which developments are included.
Beatrice Housing Authority — Beatrice, Nebraska
The Beatrice Housing Authority opens a Housing Choice Voucher list on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. There's no website on file for this one, so you'll need to contact the authority directly for application instructions—do that earlier in the week rather than waiting until Tuesday.
Beatrice is a small city in southeast Nebraska, the seat of Gage County near the Kansas border. As a Housing Choice Voucher program, the assistance is portable, letting you choose your own housing and pay around 30% of your income toward rent. Smaller markets like this one tend to be less competitive than the metros, which can work in your favor.
City of Dubuque — Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque opens its Housing Choice Voucher list on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, with applications online at cityofdubuque.org.
This is one of a few Dubuque openings this year, so if you applied earlier in the spring, check whether this is a new intake period before assuming you're already covered. Dubuque sits on the Mississippi in the tri-state corner where Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin meet—a historic river city with a college-town feel. The portable voucher gives you room to choose housing across the area.
Fremont Housing Authority — Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont opens a Housing Choice Voucher list on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, online at fremonthousing.org.
Fremont has been one of the most frequent openers in the state this year, so again, confirm whether this is a fresh intake if you're a returning applicant. It's an eastern Nebraska city within reach of the Omaha metro, which makes it a bit larger and more connected than Beatrice. Nebraska residents flexible on location could reasonably apply to both Fremont and Beatrice on Tuesday, since they're separate lists in different parts of the state.
Richfield Housing and Redevelopment Authority — Richfield, Minnesota
Richfield opens its Housing Choice Voucher list on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with applications online at richfieldmn.gov.
Richfield is a first-ring suburb just south of Minneapolis, bordering the airport and Mall of America area, so this is a Twin Cities metro opportunity with strong transit and employment access. The portable voucher lets you settle anywhere that accepts it, which is especially useful in a well-connected metro like this one. Expect moderate-to-strong demand and apply early Wednesday.
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporation — Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia opens a Project-Based Voucher list on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with applications at chrc-tn.org.
Columbia sits about an hour south of Nashville in Maury County, close enough to benefit from the region's growth while staying more affordable than the city itself. As a Project-Based Voucher program, the housing is tied to specific properties—worth calling to ask about locations and unit sizes before applying.
Harlingen Housing Authority — Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen closes out the week with a Housing Choice Voucher list opening Friday, August 14, 2026, online at harlingen-ha.com.
Harlingen has opened several times this year across both HCV and PBV programs, so confirm this is a new HCV intake if you've applied recently. It's in the Rio Grande Valley of deep South Texas, a warm-climate region with a trade- and agriculture-based economy. The portable voucher gives you flexibility across the Valley.
What to Have Ready
The core documentation is the same everywhere, so pull it together early in the week: photo ID and Social Security cards for each household member, birth certificates, recent pay stubs and any benefits statements (SSI, SSDI, TANF, unemployment), two to three months of bank statements, and your current household and contact details. For the Housing Choice Voucher openings—Beatrice, Dubuque, Fremont, Richfield, and Harlingen—having your rental history and current landlord's contact information ready will help.
Bottom Line
Seven lists, no single overwhelming day, and a good mix of portable vouchers and property-based ones. Tuesday is the one to plan around, with Beatrice, Dubuque, and Fremont all opening together—and Nebraska residents can go after both Beatrice and Fremont. The one housekeeping item this week is Beatrice: with no website on file, reach out early so you're not scrambling on opening day. And for the repeat openers—Dubuque, Fremont, and Harlingen—a quick check on whether these are new intake periods will save you some guesswork.
After several weeks of packed, multi-state opening calendars, this week is a quiet one. Just two housing authorities are opening waiting lists—one in North Carolina and one in Colorado—but both are worth a close look, especially since a lighter week usually means less competition and more time to put together a careful application.
Here's what's opening and what you should know before you apply.
Monroe Housing Authority — Monroe, North Carolina
The Monroe Housing Authority opens its Project-Based Voucher waiting list on Monday, August 3, 2026. Applications are online at monroehousing.com.
Monroe sits in Union County, just south of Charlotte, so this is really a Charlotte-metro opportunity in a growing suburban area with good access to the region's employment centers and the airport. Because this is a Project-Based Voucher program, the assistance is tied to specific properties rather than being portable—you won't be searching the open market, but you also won't wait as long, and you'll know the location and amenities up front. It's worth calling ahead to ask which properties are included and what unit sizes are available before you apply. Get your application in early Monday and check the site for a closing date.
Montrose County Housing Authority — Montrose, Colorado
The Montrose County Housing Authority opens its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, with applications online at montroseha.com.
This one is on Colorado's Western Slope, with Montrose serving as the gateway city for a scenic mountain-valley region that also includes Delta and Olathe. Unlike Monroe's PBV program, this is a traditional Housing Choice Voucher—fully portable, letting you choose your own housing anywhere that accepts the voucher and pay roughly 30% of your income toward rent. It's a good fit if flexibility matters to you or you want to stay in a particular community. Apply early Tuesday; demand should be moderate.
What to Have Ready
Both authorities will want the same core documentation, so gather it this weekend: photo ID and Social Security cards for everyone in the household, birth certificates, recent pay stubs and any benefits statements (SSI, SSDI, TANF, unemployment), a couple months of bank statements, and current contact and household information. If you're applying to Montrose, having your rental history and current landlord's contact info handy will help, since that matters more for a Housing Choice Voucher.
Bottom Line
Two solid openings in very different settings—a Charlotte-area suburb and a Colorado mountain valley—one property-based and one portable. The upside of a light week is that you're not racing a huge crowd, so take the extra time to make each application clean and complete. Apply early on the day each list opens, and confirm closing dates once you're in.
