The Deep East Texas Council of Governments will be accepting pre-applications for its rental assistance waiting list lottery. This lottery determines the individuals and families that can receive rental assistance with Section 8 housing.
Beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 1 and going until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, DETCOG’s Regional Housing Authority will be accepting online pre-applications for housing assistance at waitlistcheck.com/tx2875.
The housing authority will not accept any applications at the office or applications that are faxed or mailed in. This is an online-only application process.
DETCOG will accept 1,500 pre-applications, and applicants can check their place on the waiting list beginning Feb. 14 by going to waitlistcheck.com. The following items are preferences to DETCOG:
Families who live and work within the DETCOG Regional Housing Authority service area which includes the following counties: Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shellby, Trinity and Tyler coounties. Houston County does not include Houston or any part of Harris County. Tyler County does not include Tyler or any part of Smith County;
Veterans or veterans’ families;
Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and
Families whose head of house or co-head of house or spouse is disabled.
Reasonable requests for accommodations in the pre-application process can be made by calling (936) 634-2247 extension 5262 or by emailing housing@detcog.gov.
There is no cost to apply, and a credit report is not needed to apply.
Earlier this year, Jasper County left DETCOG to become a member of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. But that organization does not do any housing assistance programming. Jasper County remains in the DETCOG Regional Housing Authority service area.
