An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that those who were not selected in the lottery would have to reapply to the lottery in future months.
The Section 8 housing waitlist for the city of Tucson re-opened on Jan. 3. The last time the waitlist was open was 2017.
All Section 8 housing applications received as of Monday, Jan. 23 will go through the first lottery process. The city of Tucson expects thousands of applications to have poured in over the course of the application time period.
All applications received in this three-week window will be placed in that lottery process.
Applicants in the lottery will be randomly selected by computer to be placed on the waitlist in the order they were selected. The city expects to choose about 400 this month.
The monthly lottery will be done every month thereafter for placement on the waitlist. Those who are not chosen will remain in the lottery.
For more information on your application process or need to apply for Section 8, visit their website.
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Brooke Chau is a reporter for KGUN 9. She was a part of Fresno State's newscast, Fresno State Focus and interned at KFSN-ABC30 in Fresno, CA before coming to KGUN 9. Share your story ideas and important issues with Brooke by emailing brooke.chau@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
