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What does active mean on waitlistcheck California? ›

Active Status vs.

An Active Status means you have been selected for the lottery/waiting list. An Inactive Status means you have NOT been selected for the lottery/waiting list.

The wait time to receive a voucher is approximately 7 years. Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy.

You may check the status of your application at www.waitlistcheck.com. You will receive a letter from THA when you reach the top of a waiting list and we are ready to schedule your eligibility review.

Housing Choice Voucher Program (previously Section 8)

Estimated wait time is 24-36 months. This program consists of housing that is owned and operated by private owners/agents. The client will be contacted by the HCVP Department by mail when his/her application comes to the top of the wait list.

Active (Application Status) Your application has been submitted to the hiring department for review.

How long does it take to get approved for rental assistance once I am selected from the waitlist? Once you have been pulled from the wait list, eligibility determination should take about 60 days.

Nebraska, Puerto Rico, Wyoming, and North Dakota also reported shorter waiting times, ranging from six to eight months. Public housing in the U.S. is owned by local agencies, which receive allocations by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to build, operate, and improve the housing conditions.

The maximum housing assistance is generally the lesser of the payment standard minus 30% of the family's monthly adjusted income or the gross rent for the unit minus 30% of monthly adjusted income.

New Jersey's DCA Housing Choice Voucher program is the 13th-largest in the nation, serving more than 24,000 families each year with a $264 million annual budget. The statewide agency pays an average of $938 a month rent payment.

If your Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-application was successfully submitted, you will receive an Application Receipt Page. (Please retain this Application Receipt Page for your records.) AFTER LOTTERY STATUS: Information will be posted at: Https://www.waitlistcheck.com after February 24, 2023.

What does it mean when your Section 8 status says hold NJ? ›

If your status on Section 8 says hold, it means you were approved and you will be given a unit as soon as one is available.

While THA does not assign a position number for your application, we can state that the estimated wait time for the Voucher program is 12 to 36 months from the time the application was received. You may apply for a specific property.

With a legacy dating back to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program through the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) has been a reliable source of affordable housing for many.

Most of the properties listed in the multiple listing service (MLS), the database where real estate agents list homes for sale, will have an active status. That's because an active status means that the home is currently available for sale.

If the status is inactive, the company is no longer accepting applicants, and the recruiter is no longer reviewing previously submitted forms. When an application reaches the “Application Complete” stage, your application is not successful.

Active: You were selected in the lottery, and you are on the list for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher with Metro HRA. Inactive: You were not selected in the lottery, and you are NOT on the list for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher with Metro HRA.