Chattanooga Housing Authority
Chattanooga Housing Authority is a Public Housing Agency in Chattanooga, Tennessee that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs. As of January 26th, 2020, Chattanooga Housing Authority has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
The Public Housing Waiting List is open indefinitely.
Chattanooga Housing Authority serves Hamilton County.
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|
| Public Housing |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Hamilton County, Tennessee Housing Choice Voucher |
Closed |
Open Chattanooga Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Open Until Further Notice:
Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the 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 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 01/21/2020.
Other Chattanooga Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Closed:
Hamilton County, Tennessee Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only on January 15, 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.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
- 1 person $23,750 | 5 persons $36,650
- 2 persons $27,150 | 6 persons $39,350
- 3 persons $30,550 | 7 persons $42,050
- 4 persons $33,900 | 8 persons $44,750
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
1,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
Persons who applied can check if they were placed on the waiting list here.
For more information, visit the CHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CHA website, as of January 13, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Last Updated on 01/23/2020.
About Chattanooga Housing Authority
More information about Chattanooga Housing Authority can be found on its website at http://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.
Office Hours
| Day |
Hours |
| Monday |
8:30am-5:00pm
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| Tuesday |
8:30am-5:00pm
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| Wednesday |
8:30am-5:00pm
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| Thursday |
8:30am-5:00pm
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| Friday |
8:30am-5:00pm
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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 3,328 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, 2019:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| Vouchers |
2,975 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 98 | 206 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$534 | $253 | $830 | $155 | $990 | $489 | $480 |
| Monthly Cost |
$1,588,439 | $4,308 | $830 | $464 | $24,761 | $47,882 | $98,940 |
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.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Chattanooga Housing Authority
1655 Mossy Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN
3750 Hughes Avenue
Chattanooga, TN
Call For Rent
1-4 BR
Accepts Vouchers
Market Rate
2505 S Market St
Chattanooga, TN
1100 Gateway Ave
Chattanooga, TN
1300 Grove St Ct
Chattanooga, TN
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Accepts Vouchers
2600 4th Ave
Chattanooga, TN
4900 Edinburg Drive
Chattanooga, TN
955 Boynton Dr
Chattanooga, TN
3940 Camella Drive
Chattanooga, TN
959 Gateway Ave
Chattanooga, TN
