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Oklahoma's Section 8 Program Has Two Entry Points — Here's How to Find Yours

Oklahoma runs its Section 8 program through a mix of local housing authorities and one large statewide agency — the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). This page will help you understand the options when it comes to the section 8 process. OHFA is the piece most Oklahoma renters don't know about. If you don't live in one of the cities that has its own housing authority, OHFA may be the agency you should be calling first. It connects more than 25,000 Oklahoma families with rental support every month.

That said, the majority of entries in this directory (see the list below) are local housing authorities, many of them very small — towns with populations under 5,000, running a few dozen low-income units. Before you call one of those, make sure to check whether they currently have a Housing Choice Voucher program open. Many of the smaller Oklahoma PHAs are Low-Rent only (public housing units owned by the authority) and don't administer tenant-based Section 8 vouchers at all. The "Type" column in the directory below tells you which agencies run Section 8 and which run public housing only.

The mechanics of the program are standard: once you receive a voucher, you pay roughly 30% of your adjusted monthly income toward rent, and the housing authority covers the rest up to a local payment limit. Finding a landlord who will accept it is the harder part — and in Oklahoma, that's all up to you. Also note it may take years to get enrolled into section 8, so this is not for emergencies. For immediate help, see the Oklahoma rental assistance program page.

Landlords can say no — what to do about it

Oklahoma doesn't have a statewide law requiring landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers, and it doesn't stop cities from trying to pass one either — but no major Oklahoma city currently has that protection in place. In practice, that means landlords can and regularly do turn you down just because you have a voucher.

 

 

 

When you start your housing search, ask your housing authority for their landlord list — a roster of property owners who have accepted vouchers before. Those are your best starting calls. Don't spend application fees at places that advertise they take Section 8 but then add income requirements that rule you out, like requiring you to earn two to three times the full rent in gross monthly income. That's legal, and it's a common way to screen out voucher holders without technically refusing.

OHFA: the statewide agency most people overlook

The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency administers Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for residents across the state — not just in the cities with their own housing authorities, but anywhere in Oklahoma where a local PHA either doesn't exist or doesn't run a voucher program. Their mailing address is P.O. Box 26720, Oklahoma City, OK 73126. Phone: (405) 848-1144. Website: https://www.ohfa.org/.

OHFA is where you should start if you live in a rural county or a small town that isn't served by one of the city-level housing authorities listed below. Their website has the current wait list status, and applications go through an online portal when the list is open.

OHFA also oversees the project-based contract administration program for federally subsidized apartment communities across Oklahoma. Those are different from regular Section 8 vouchers — they're tied to specific properties rather than traveling with you — but they're an important pathway to affordable housing in areas where wait lists are long. OHFA's website lists participating properties.

Major housing authorities in Oklahoma

Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City (OCHA) — Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County. 1700 NE 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117. (405) 239-7551. Website: https://www.ochanet.org/. The largest housing authority in the state by voucher count. Administers Housing Choice Vouchers for the city and runs public housing communities across Oklahoma County. Wait lists open periodically — check the website for current status. Del City has a separate, smaller housing authority (4613 Tinker Diagonal Street, Del City, OK 73115; (405) 672-1412) covering that city's residents.

Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa (THA) — Tulsa and Tulsa County. 415 E Independence Street, Tulsa, OK 74106. (918) 582-0021. Website: https://www.tulsahousing.org/. Runs Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing communities throughout Tulsa. Applications go through an online portal. The HCV wait list has had multiple openings and closures in recent years — check the website before applying, as the list status can change. THA also administers project-based properties with their own separate wait lists.

 

 

 

Housing Authority of the City of Lawton — Lawton and Comanche County. 609 SW F Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501. (580) 353-7392. Website: http://www.lawtonhousing.org/. Combined authority running both vouchers and public housing for southwest Oklahoma's largest city. The Cache and Indiahoma housing authorities are separate small agencies serving those nearby communities — check the directory below if you're outside Lawton city limits.

Housing Authority of the City of Norman — Norman and Cleveland County. 700 N. Berry Road, Norman, OK 73069. (405) 329-0933. Website: https://normanha.org/. Combined authority serving the Oklahoma City metro's second-largest city, home to the University of Oklahoma. Administers both vouchers and public housing.

Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee — Shawnee and Pottawatomie County. 601 W 7th Street, Shawnee, OK 74801. (405) 275-6330. Combined authority. The Tecumseh Housing Authority (601 Leisure Drive, Tecumseh, OK 74873; (405) 598-3244) is a separate agency covering that nearby city.

Housing Authority of the City of McAlester — McAlester and Pittsburg County. 520 W Kiowa Avenue, McAlester, OK 74501. (918) 423-3345. Combined authority for southeast Oklahoma's largest city. The Krebs and Hartshorne housing authorities are separate agencies in the same area — see the directory below.

Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City — Ponca City and Kay County. 201 E Broadway Avenue, Ponca City, OK 74601. (580) 762-4445. Combined authority in north-central Oklahoma running both vouchers and public housing.

A note on Oklahoma's small-town PHAs

Oklahoma has an unusually large number of small-town public housing authorities — over 90 agencies, many of them in communities of a few thousand people. Most of these run Low-Rent public housing only, meaning they own and manage a small number of units directly rather than issuing tenant-based vouchers you can take to any landlord. The "Type" column in the directory below flags this:

Combined means the PHA runs both public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers. Low-Rent means public housing units only — call before applying, as they may not have an open Section 8 voucher program. Section 8 means the agency primarily or exclusively runs vouchers.

Full Oklahoma PHA directory

Housing Authority

Address

Phone

Type

Housing Authority of the City of Ada

1100 N. Stockton, Ada, OK 74820

(580) 436-1613

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Afton

214 S East Street, Afton, OK 74331

(918) 257-4300

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Anadarko

615 E Texas Drive, Anadarko, OK 73005

(405) 247-3110

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Antlers

225 NW A Street, Antlers, OK 74523

(580) 298-5542

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Apache

402 North Oak, Apache, OK 73006

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Atoka

80 W Cedar Circle, Atoka, OK 74525

(580) 889-7311

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Beggs

201 S. Choctaw Street, Beggs, OK 74421

(918) 267-3211

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Boley

221 S. Walnut, Boley, OK 74829

(918) 667-3632

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Boswell

501 2nd Street, Boswell, OK 74727

(580) 239-0772

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Bristow

1110 S Chestnut Street, Bristow, OK 74010

(918) 367-5558

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Broken Bow

710 E 3rd Street, Broken Bow, OK 74728

(580) 584-6939

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Cache

111 S. 7th, Cache, OK 73527

(580) 429-3405

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Cement

122 S. First, Cement, OK 73017

(405) 489-3674

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Cheyenne

123 Vincent Drive, Cheyenne, OK 73628

(580) 497-3306

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton

101 11th Street, Clayton, OK 74536

(918) 569-4434

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Coalgate

51 Levy Annex, Coalgate, OK 74538

(580) 927-2575

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Comanche

901 W. Wilson Avenue, Comanche, OK 73529

(580) 439-5333

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Commerce

610 Doug Furnas Blvd, Commerce, OK 74339

(918) 542-6691

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Cushing

1713 Cherry Lane, Cushing, OK 74023

(918) 225-7205

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Cyril

101 Chandler Drive, Cyril, OK 73029

(580) 464-2439

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Del City

4613 Tinker Diagonal Street, Del City, OK 73115

(405) 672-1412

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Drumright

1400 Aspen Drive, Drumright, OK 74030

(918) 352-9539

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Elk City

1510 W 9th Street, Elk City, OK 73644

(580) 225-0129

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Cobb

Thames Circle, Fort Cobb, OK 73038

(405) 643-2111

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Gibson

501 E. Walnut, Fort Gibson, OK 74434

(918) 478-2051

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Geary

329 Troxel Drive, Geary, OK 73040

(405) 884-2710

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Grandfield

130 E 1st Street, Grandfield, OK 73546

(580) 479-5256

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Granite

100 Locust, Unit 12, Granite, OK 73547

(580) 535-2134

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Guthrie

1524 E Perkins Avenue, Guthrie, OK 73044

(405) 282-3246

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Haileyville

816 2nd Street, Haileyville, OK 74546

(918) 731-4296

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Hartshorne

615 Wichita Avenue, Hartshorne, OK 74547

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Heavener

201 E Avenue I, Heavener, OK 74937

(918) 653-2500

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Henryetta

1708 W Ragan Street, Henryetta, OK 74437

(918) 652-9651

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Hobart

329 S Lincoln Street, Hobart, OK 73651

(580) 726-3121

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Holdenville

301 Crestview Street, Holdenville, OK 74848

(405) 379-3375

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Hugo

300 13th Place, Hugo, OK 74743

(580) 326-3348

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Hydro

507 W 4th Street, Hydro, OK 73048

(405) 663-2326

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Idabel

901 Lyndon Road, Idabel, OK 74745

(580) 286-9444

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Indiahoma

308 Bigbow Street, Indiahoma, OK 73527

(580) 429-3405

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Keota

200 W Grand Circle, Keota, OK 74941

(918) 966-3202

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Kingston

200 Gary Drive, Kingston, OK 73439

(580) 564-3309

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Konawa

101 S. East Street, Konawa, OK 74849

(580) 925-3955

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Krebs

300 NW Electric, Krebs, OK 74554

(918) 423-4209

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Langston

203 S.W. Bond, Langston, OK 73050

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Lawton

609 SW F Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501

(580) 353-7392

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf

901 Walker Circle, Lone Wolf, OK 73655

(580) 846-5401

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Caddo Electric Cooperative

RR 1 Box 3C, Lookeba, OK 73053

(405) 457-6323

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Madill

1036 Ridgeview Drive, Madill, OK 73446

(580) 795-2790

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Mangum

525 E Lincoln Street, Mangum, OK 73554

(580) 782-3560

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Maud

320 E Oak Street, Maud, OK 74854

(405) 374-2800

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of McAlester

520 W Kiowa Avenue, McAlester, OK 74501

(918) 423-3345

Combined

Housing Authority of the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative

109 West Hammon, McCurtain, OK 74944

(918) 945-7402

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Miami

205 B Street NE, Miami, OK 74354

(918) 542-6691

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Minco

400 SW 6th Street, Minco, OK 73059

(405) 352-4996

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain Park

803 Komalty, Mountain Park, OK 73559

(580) 569-2868

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain View

1441 Washita, Mountain View, OK 73062

(580) 347-2863

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Muskogee

P.O. Box 1471, Muskogee, OK 74402

(918) 687-6301

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Newkirk

311 N Main Street, Newkirk, OK 74647

(580) 362-3167

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Norman

700 N. Berry Road, Norman, OK 73069

(405) 329-0933

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Oilton

300 S Kennedy, Oilton, OK 74052

(918) 639-3046

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City

1700 NE 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117

(405) 239-7551

Combined

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)

P.O. Box 26720, Oklahoma City, OK 73126

(405) 848-1144

Section 8

Housing Authority of the City of Pauls Valley

300 Melville Drive, Pauls Valley, OK 73075

(405) 238-7507

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of Osage County

200 Atlantic Field Road, Pawhuska, OK 74056

(918) 287-2270

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Pawnee

406 4th Street, Pawnee, OK 74058

(918) 762-3316

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Picher

Picher, OK

(918) 673-2126

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City

201 E Broadway Avenue, Ponca City, OK 74601

(580) 762-4445

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Prague

607 Mitacek Avenue, Prague, OK 74864

(405) 567-3337

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Choctaw Electric Cooperative

102 Maple Leaf Drive, Rattan, OK 74562

(580) 587-2485

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Ringling

200 West D Street, Ringling, OK 73456

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Roosevelt

727 S. Dunn Street, Roosevelt, OK 73564

(580) 639-2765

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Ryan

1400 Grant, Ryan, OK 73565

(580) 757-2390

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Sayre

1310 N 2nd Street, Sayre, OK 73662

(580) 928-3690

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Seiling

507 N Oak Street, Seiling, OK 73663

(580) 922-4297

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Seminole

111 Randolph Drive, Seminole, OK 74868

(405) 382-3081

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee

601 W 7th Street, Shawnee, OK 74801

(405) 275-6330

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Snyder

300 E Street, Snyder, OK 73566

(580) 569-2827

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Sterling

E. Hancock Street, Sterling, OK 73567

(580) 365-4862

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Stigler

200 SE B Street, Stigler, OK 74462

(918) 967-2631

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater

807 S. Lowry, Stillwater, OK 74074

(405) 372-4906

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Stilwell

P.O. Box 1471, Stilwell, OK 74960

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford

10 Drake Street, Stratford, OK 74872

(580) 759-3184

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Stroud

Hillcrest Drive, Stroud, OK 74079

(918) 968-3485

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Talihina

301 1st Street, Talihina, OK 74571

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Tecumseh

601 Leisure Drive, Tecumseh, OK 74873

(405) 598-3244

Combined

Housing Authority of the Town of Temple

100 N. McClain Drive, Temple, OK 73568

(580) 342-5013

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Terral

508 E. Chickasaw, Terral, OK 73569

(580) 437-2433

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Tipton

224 NW 5th Street, Tipton, OK 73570

(580) 667-5358

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Tishomingo

1005 N Byrd Street, Tishomingo, OK 73460

(580) 371-2543

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa

415 E Independence Street, Tulsa, OK 74106

(918) 582-0021

Combined

Housing Authority of the Kiamichi Electric Cooperative

12321 SE 1023rd Ave, Tuskahoma, OK 74574

(918) 942-1031

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Tuttle

412 E Bond, Tuttle, OK 73089

(405) 381-2721

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Valliant

301 E Harris Street, Valliant, OK 74764

(580) 933-7359

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Walters

500 E California Street, Walters, OK 73572

(580) 875-2310

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Watonga

117 N Spiece Avenue, Watonga, OK 73772

(580) 623-4623

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Waurika

811 Phillips Avenue, Waurika, OK 73573

(580) 228-2976

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Waynoka

1237 Main Street, Waynoka, OK 73860

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Weleetka

300 S. Choctaw, Weleetka, OK 74880

(405) 786-2156

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Wetumka

121 N Canadian Street, Wetumka, OK 74883

(405) 452-3444

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Wewoka

316 W 4th Street, Wewoka, OK 74884

(405) 257-5717

Combined

Housing Authority of the City of Wilburton

600 E Ash Avenue, Wilburton, OK 74578

(918) 465-2134

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the Town of Wister

702 Senior Drive, Wister, OK 74966

(918) 655-3323

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Wynnewood

806 E Colbert Street, Wynnewood, OK 73098

(405) 665-2223

Low-Rent

Housing Authority of the City of Yale

600 Watson Drive, Yale, OK 74085

(918) 387-2181

Low-Rent

 

 

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