1802 South St, Portsmouth, VA 23704
Waiting List Forecast: Closed
Verified for 2020 by Lorena Bentley| Rent | Beds | Baths | SqFt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call for Rents† | 1 - 4 Beds | 1 - 2 Baths | - |
Swanson Homes, 2 and 4-Bedroom Waiting List
The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) waiting list for 2 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing apartments at Swanson Homes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 29, 2020, until 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.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows: 1 Person $44,450; 2 Persons $50,800; 3 Persons $57,150; 4 Persons $63,450; 5 Persons $68,550; 6 Persons $73,650; 7 Persons $78,700; 8 or More Persons $83,800.
This waiting list had the following preferences: PRHA HCV participants terminated due to insufficient funding, veterans, applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in Portsmouth, applicants living, working, graduate or participant of education or training program in the City of Portsmouth, elderly and/or disabled families and homelessness.
150 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the PRHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA website, as of January 16, 2020.
Go to the public housing authority page for this waiting list >>
Swanson Homes is comprised of 210 family units in 31 buildings and the development was completed April 1, 1941. The development has 64 one-bedroom, 86 two-bedroom, 52 three-bedroom and 8 four-bedroom units.
This property is funded through HUD’s Public Housing program. These properties are typically owned and managed by a Public Housing Authority. These properties tend to be much older, as no new public housing has been built in many years. Since the Federal budget has historically (and notoriously) underfunded public housing renovations for decades, these properties tend to have higher vacancies due to uninhabitable units or liveable units that are in poor condition. In addition, since all public housing properties offer rent subsidies, low-income residents only pay rent based on their incomes. For that reason, these properties tend to have longer waiting lists. Check our public housing waiting list data for more information. Since Swanson Homes participates in the Public Housing program and has a property based subsidy, if you have a Section 8 voucher, you would have to give up your voucher to move in.
~ Dave Layfield, Founder of Affordable Housing Online
| Unit (Bd/Ba) | Ft2 | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| One Bedroom One Bath (1/1) | - | Call for Price† |
| Two Bedroom One Bath (2/1) | - | Call for Price† |
| Three Bedroom One Bath (3/1) | - | Call for Price† |
| Four Bedroom Two Bath (4/2) | - | Call for Price† |
| AMI* | 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7 people | 8 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% AMI for PBRA Units | $20,800 / year | $23,800 / year | $26,750 / year | $30,000 / year | $35,140 / year | $40,280 / year | $45,420 / year | $50,560 / year |
| 50% AMI for LIHTC Units | $34,650 / year | $39,600 / year | $44,550 / year | $49,500 / year | $53,500 / year | $57,450 / year | $61,400 / year | $65,350 / year |
| 50% AMI for PBRA Units | $34,650 / year | $39,600 / year | $44,550 / year | $49,500 / year | $53,500 / year | $57,450 / year | $61,400 / year | $65,350 / year |
| 80% AMI for PBRA Units | $55,450 / year | $63,400 / year | $71,300 / year | $79,200 / year | $85,550 / year | $91,900 / year | $98,250 / year | $104,550 / year |
*AMI: Area Median Income. Renters qualify for different housing programs if their income is below a specified percentage of AMI.
Does Swanson Homes have a waiting list?
Swanson Homes has a waiting list. See above for waiting list details.
Are rents subsidized at Swanson Homes?
We believe rents are most likely subsidized at all or some of the units since our research has turned up at least one public housing or rental assistance contract probably associated with this property.
In addition to Swanson Homes, how many other affordable housing properties (and units) are there in Portsmouth?
In addition to Swanson Homes, we list 89 other affordable properties in Portsmouth. Learn about these properties here. Our data research shows that there are a total of 4156 affordable units in Portsmouth.
301 Ansell Ave STE D , Portsmouth, Virginia 23702
3817 George Washington Hwy , Portsmouth, Virginia 23702
715 Madison St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
In many areas, private landlords with an available unit can refuse interested tenants who have a Section 8 voucher. Check your local laws.Josie Shivers says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a very helpful website. I was able to put it in a Section 8 application, and received a letter that I was chosen to be on a waiting list!"