Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Chesapeake, Virginia.

Waiting List
Closed: Chesapeake, Virginia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Chesapeake, Virginia Limited Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Conventional and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Chesapeake, Virginia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only, on January 30, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  1. Residency Preference: 75 Points For families who live, work, or have been hired to work or who are attending school in the jurisdiction
  2. Victim of Domestic Violence: 50 Points
  3. Involuntary Displacement: 50 Points
  4. Victims of Reprisals or Hate Crimes: 50 Points
  5. Working Preference: 20 Points
  6. Educational/Training Participants: 15 Points
  7. Involuntary Displacement due to public housing disposition, demolition, renovation, or substantial modernization with the city of Chesapeake, Virginia 190 Points
  8. Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities: 80 Points

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CRHA website, as of January 22, 2020.

Closed: Chesapeake, Virginia Limited Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis for one day only on March 24, 2023. The waiting list will remain open for referrals made to CRHA by the Southeastern Virginia Homeless Coalition (SVHC).

Please note: According to the CRHA public notice, "applications will be accepted during this open waitlist period for those who meet the following criteria: Homeless individuals or homeless families as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act (individuals without a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence) and verified by the Southeastern Virginia Homeless Coalition (SVHC)".

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $32,750 | 5 Persons $50,500
  • 2 Persons $37,400| 6 Persons $54,250
  • 3 Persons $42,010| 7 Person $58,000
  • 4 Persons $46,750 | 8 Persons $61,750

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Homeless individuals or homeless families as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act (individuals without a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence)
  • Verified by the Southeastern Virginia Homeless Coalition (SVHC).

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CRHA notice on March 20, 2023.

Closed: Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental housing assistance in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Public Housing waiting list for 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments is closed.

The CRHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from October 28, 2021, until October 29, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CRHA public notice on October 18, 2021.

Open Until Further Notice: Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Project-Based Voucher waiting list for permanent supportive housing for homeless persons is currently open, from August 31, 2018, until further notice.

Please note: This waiting list is for the following communities:

  • South Bay Apartments, Portsmouth, VA
  • Heron’s Landing, Chesapeake, VA
  • Cypress Landing for homeless veterans only, Chesapeake, VA

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Download and print the application online here. Select the application link under the list of communities.
  2. Complete the application at the CRHA office, located at 1468 South Military Highway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 on the second Friday of each month between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.
  3. Pick up an application at the CRHA office, located at the address above, on the second Friday of each month between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be mailed to: Attention: HCV Department, Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 1468 South Military Highway, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, read the CRHA public notice, or visit the CRHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Conventional and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Other Project Based Waiting List

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Conventional and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit waiting list for apartments at Geneva Square, Meadow Landing North, Twin Creeks, Narrow and Anderson Street, and Oakdale Square is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2020, until further notice.To apply, during the opening period, select the link for a community listed here, and print the required forms.Once the application has been completed, it must be submitted to the Management office.  A $30.00 application fee (in a form of a money order) for each adult is required.For more information, visit the CRHA website.

About The Agency

Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,231 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

1468 South Military Highway, Chesapeake, VA

Visit Website(757) 523-0401

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority serves 2,004 low-income households. The agency manages 1,842 Housing Choice Vouchers and 457 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority households.

How many Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 781 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

There are 1783 female-headed renter households living in Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority renters?

Black 1,824
White 140
Hispanic 40

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

There are 460 households headed by seniors served by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Senior households are 23% of households in Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing?

There are 440 persons with disabilities living in Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 24, 2023 and closed on March 24, 2023.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Peaceful Village

3000 Welcome Rd, Chesapeake, Virginia 23324

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Schooner Cove

4169 Holly Cove Dr, Chesapeake, Virginia 23321

payment Subsidized

Owens Village

600A Geneva Ave, Chesapeake, Virginia 23323

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Broadlawn Park

1758 Abbey Cir, Chesapeake, Virginia 23324

payment Subsidized

Mcdonald Manor

1304 Macdonald Rd, Chesapeake, Virginia 23325

payment Subsidized

Cypress Landing

40 Knell's Ridge Blvd, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible
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