Public Housing Agencies, commonly referred to as Housing Authorities and abbreviated as PHAs, are federally funded and regulated organizations tasked with developing long-term, sustainable housing strategies for the communities they serve.
Housing authorities offer many services for those within their jurisdiction, most notably the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs. Each housing authority participates in a different array of programs to best meet the needs of their community.
There are 2 public housing agencies in Virgin Islands managing a total of 2 affordable housing waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Virgin Islands housing authorities serve households through public housing and housing choice voucher programs. Virgin Islands's PHAs serve the most vulnerable residents with percent of renter households in the state earning less than half the Area Median Income.
Virgin Islands Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 27th, 2018.
Virgin Islands Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 15th, 2017.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
Some states and local governments have laws that protect renters with a Section 8 voucher who are looking for an available unit. Check your local laws.Jacqueline Armstrong Sanders says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great website to search for affordable housing nationwide."