Chattanooga Housing Authority
Chattanooga Housing Authority is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs. As of July 6th, 2022, Chattanooga Housing Authority has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Chattanooga Housing Authority offers Project-Based Voucher Housing, Public Housing and Section 8 Housing rental assistance in Hamilton County.
Open Chattanooga Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Open Until Further Notice:
Public Housing Waiting List
The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least September, 2018, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, print the application online here. Select the "LIPH Application" link under the "Important Documents" section.
Once the application has been completed, it must be either mailed to PO Box 1486, Chattanooga, TN 37401, or hand delivered to any of the management offices that are listed on the last page of the application.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Require an apartment that provides accommodation for handicap/disabled persons, require witness protection as requested and documented by a law enforcement entity, displaced by natural disaster, displaced by government action, employed consistently for one year.
For more information, visit the HCA Low Income Public Housing Program page, or the CHA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (423) 752-4893.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 04/14/2022.
Other Chattanooga Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Closed:
Hamilton County, Tennessee Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Chattanooga Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The CHA last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day on April 14, 2022; from 12:01 am until 11:59 pm ET.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
For more information, visit the CHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CHA website on April 14, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Last Updated on 04/14/2022.
Closed:
Cromwell Hills Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Project-Based Boucher waiting list for 4-Bedroom apartments at Cromwell Hills is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 2, 2021 until June 11, 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.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the CHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CHA public notice on June 3, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee .
Last Updated on 03/14/2022.
About Chattanooga Housing Authority
More information about Chattanooga Housing Authority can be found on its website at https://www.chahousing.org/.
Representatives of Chattanooga Housing Authority may be available by phone at (423) 752-4893. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
About the Chattanooga Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Chattanooga Housing Authority manages 3,428 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of September 30th, 2021:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| Vouchers |
3,141 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 84 | 152 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$600 | $370 | $680 | $275 | $967 | $366 | $479 |
| Monthly Cost |
$1,884,437 | $4,811 | $13,607 | $826 | $11,598 | $30,742 | $72,824 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Chattanooga Housing Authority
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 13% having issued approximately 277 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 8 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 16 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.5 persons and has a household income of $10,916 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% were extremely low income (ELI). 32% of households had wages as a major source of income, 3% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 54% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
5% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 63% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 19% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 14% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
57% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 55% of households with children have a female head of household. 87% of all households were headed by a female.
84% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 82% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Chattanooga Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 17% include at least one person with a disability. 28% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 70% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
16% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 47% with 2 bedrooms and 38% with 3 or more bedrooms. 24% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Chattanooga Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $299 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $574. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $170.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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Low Income Housing Managed by Chattanooga Housing Authority
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