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Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency

Official application routes, service-area details, contact information, and HUD-reported program data for this Nashville housing agency.

Independent directory: CalculateBenefits is not MDHA or HUD. Recorded source-check date for the agency-specific details below: 2026-11-02.

Is the Nashville Section 8 waiting list open?

As of Nov. 2, 2026, MDHA's website said the list was closed.

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

Closed

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Waiting lists open and close without much notice. Applying is free; only MDHA can take an application or tell you your place on a list.

Start with the official agency

Visit the official MDHA website →

Housing applications and waiting-list registration are free. A third party cannot guarantee approval or move you ahead on a waiting list.

What this agency serves

MDHA provides housing help to people in Nashville. Its Rental Assistance Department runs the Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation programs, and MDHA runs its own affordable apartment communities.

  • Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
  • Moderate Rehabilitation Program
  • MDHA affordable housing communities
  • Shelter Plus Care and Family Unification Program
  • Family Self-Sufficiency and Section 8 Homeownership

Housing Choice Voucher application

MDHA announces waiting list openings ahead of time on its website and on its social media pages (@NashvilleMDHA). Applications are taken online through MDHA's RentCafe portal, and you need a valid email address.

What MDHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check MDHA's official site or call for the current status.

Check MDHA's Rental Assistance (Section 8) page →

Public housing application

MDHA's own apartment communities (such as Edgehill Apartments and Andrew Jackson Courts) open their waiting lists for short, first-come, first-served online windows. MDHA posts each opening on its website. The online application takes about 10 minutes.

What MDHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check MDHA's official site or call for the current status.

Check MDHA's Apply for Housing page (affordable communities) →

Income limits for Davidson County

HUD fiscal year 2026 limits (pulled July 27, 2026) for Davidson County, where MDHA's main office is.

Household30% (extremely low)50% (very low)80% (low)
1 person$24,400$40,650$65,050
2 people$27,900$46,450$74,350
3 people$31,400$52,250$83,650
4 people$34,850$58,050$92,900

Section 8 vouchers generally use the 50% limit, and agencies must give most new vouchers to families at or below 30%; families up to 50% can still qualify. The 80% limit applies to public housing.

Source: HUD income limits. Check 5 to 8 people or another county →

Other help in Nashville

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Contact MDHA before you visit

General inquiries: (615) 252-8400
Central office: 701 S. Sixth St., Nashville, TN 37206

HCV office: MDHA Rental Assistance office, 302 Foster St., Nashville

MDHA's Rental Assistance office at 302 Foster St. has a lobby where current voucher holders can report changes or drop off papers. For other questions, call (615) 252-8400. For language interpretation or other accommodations, call 615-252-8469 (TDD 615-252-8599).

For help with language interpretation or other accommodations, call 615-252-8469. For TDD services, call 615-252-8599.

From CalculateBenefits, not MDHA

Waiting-list news by email

Get our free emails. If this agency's main Section 8 waiting list opens and we see it, we email the people who signed up here. Some lists close before we can send. To sign up, you take our free benefits check. You give your name and email and answer a few questions. A phone step is optional. Then you see offers from partners. Your information may be shared with or sold to marketing partners. They may also contact you (how we use it). Signing up does not apply for housing or put you on any waiting list.

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Before and after you apply

  • MDHA takes waiting list applications online only. You need a valid email address, and you get a confirmation email after you apply.
  • If you do not have a computer, all Nashville Public Library locations have free public computers. No appointment or library card is needed.
  • Keep your contact information up to date so MDHA can reach you when your name comes up. Use the 'Update My Housing Application' link on MDHA's site.
  • MDHA's RentCafe portal now uses a passwordless login.
  • If you already have a Section 8 voucher, contact your MDHA Section 8 specialist or email [email protected].

HUD-reported assistance

7,531HUD-reported voucher units
6,115Voucher units reported in use
0HUD-reported public housing units
0Occupied public housing units

These figures are HUD reporting-data snapshots, not a count of openings. Equal inventory and occupied counts do not prove that no future opening is possible. Waiting-list status comes from MDHA, not this dataset.

HUD public housing designation: High Performer. High Performer is HUD's top Public Housing Assessment System category. Under current PHAS rules, the agency earned at least 90% overall and met the minimum score for each assessed indicator. It is an operating assessment, not a customer-review rating.

HUD directory dataset retrieved 2026-07-20; record last updated 2026-04-07. Read the data methods and limitations.

Agency and data sources

Related: All Tennessee housing agencies · Tennessee income limits and Fair Market Rents · How Housing Choice Vouchers work · Section 8 waiting lists at large agencies.