Current Waitlist Status

Housing Type

 List Status 

OHA Affordable (Public) Housing

Closed

OAHPI Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Housing

The Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) is pleased to announce a limited opening of the waitlist for OAHPI Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Housing.

Application Period

📅Opens: Monday, July 6, 2026, at 12:00 a.m.
📅Closes: Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Pre-applications will only be accepted during this application period.

How to Apply

Interested families must first register for the OHA Applicant Portal and then complete a pre-application during the waitlist opening period.

Register for the Applicant Portal:   Myohaportal


Resources Available

The following resources are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese:

🎥 Tutorial Video

Watch a step-by-step video on how to register for the Oakland Housing Authority Applicant Portal.  Click Here for Video

Need Assistance?

Applicants are encouraged to review the registration instructions, waitlist information, and FAQs before beginning the application process.

Open

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

Closed

OHA Mainstream Voucher Program

Closed

Other (Non-OHA) Agencies

OHA periodically publishes information about other housing organizations’ waitlist openings as a courtesy. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information, including dates, availability or selection processes. If you have questions, please contact the agency directly.

Closed

Details about the Non-OHA Wait Lists are provided as a courtesy. Information about other agencies’ application process are in the announcements above (when listed).

Already on a Wait List?

If you have already completed a Waitlist Pre-Application your application will go through a lottery process for placement on one or more Waitlists, based on the program(s) to which you applied. Status is not provided by telephone. OHA will communicate with Applicants via email about their pre-application status.

Applicants may return to the Applicant Portal to report a change of address.

You may also mail in your written request to:

Oakland Housing Authority
Eligibility Department
1540 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612