There are three waiting lists open now offered by Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
Waiting List | Status |
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Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Crescent Halls Senior and Disabled Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
The Crossings | Open Until Further Notice |
Mainstream Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
Charlottesville, Virginia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs in Charlottesville.
Go to the Virginia Section 8 Waiting Lists page or the Virginia Public Housing Waiting Lists page for more nearby housing applications.Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted from July 17, 2017, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application has been completed, it must be returned to the CRHA Rental Office at 500 1st St. South, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the CRHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the CRHA, and the CRHA website, as of December 3, 2019.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (434) 326-4672.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/29/2021.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Senior/Disabled waiting list for Public Housing apartments at Crescent Halls is currently open. Applications are being accepted from July 17, 2017, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application has been completed, it must be returned to the CRHA Rental Office at 500 1st St. South, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the CRHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the CRHA, and the CRHA website, as of December 3, 2019.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (434) 326-4672.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/29/2021.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) waiting list for apartments at The Crossings is currently open.
The CRHA is accepting applications for this waitlist from the earliest confirmed date of June 29, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on this waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the CRHA website.
Sources: This information was verified the CRHA on June 29, 2021.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (434) 326-4672.
Last Updated on 08/30/2022.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Section 8 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 29, 2021, until February 26, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: This waiting list had the following requirements:
There were three ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the application was completed, it was either:
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 January 22, 2021.
This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Last Updated on 07/29/2021.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from March 29, 2021 until April 2, 2021.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the CRHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CRHA on March 22, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Last Updated on 09/26/2021.
Website: http://www.cvillerha.com/.
Phone: (434) 326-4672.
Open today from 9:00am to 4:00pm ET.
Day | Hours |
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Monday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Tuesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Wednesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Thursday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Friday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority manages 444 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | |
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Vouchers | 380 | 46 | 2 | 5 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $792 | $606 | $868 | $648 |
Monthly Cost | $300,852 | $27,896 | $1,736 | $3,239 |
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 28 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 2 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 40 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.3 persons and has a household income of $16,322 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 72% were extremely low income (ELI). 47% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 48% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 60% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 14% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
52% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 48% of households with children have a female head of household. 82% of all households were headed by a female.
85% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 81% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 27% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 76% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
24% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 40% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $390 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $638. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $119.
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.