Finding Section 8 apartments. After approval of the application for the Section 8 Voucher Program, it’s placed on a waiting list that varies in length based on availability in the local market. The Housing Authority retains the right to update their preferences for selecting tenants from the waiting list and close it whenever it reaches an unacceptable size of applicants. After they award a voucher, a tenant has 90 days to secure a new home that meets the requirements for safety, cleanliness, and passes inspection before moving into the new residence. Inspections are frequent and each Housing Authority reaches out to landlords of the units and secures contracts to ensure they abide by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s rules and regulations.