PLEASE NOTE: Renting from relatives is not allowed without an approved reasonable accommodation.
Basic Qualifications for Tenant Participation
Family must meet residency requirements. Campbell County has a “local preference,” which means preference is given to families that live in, work, or have been hired to work in Campbell County.
Family must pass criminal and sex offender background checks.
Family must meet income guidelines.
How to Apply for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Step 1: Application Process
Interested families apply to the Waiting List when it is open.
Applications are taken online only.
Applications can only be submitted during designated times.
Step 2: Prescreening and Orientation Process
Once your name reaches the top of the Waiting List
Applicants are prescreened for program eligibility. During this process applicant families are screened for income eligibility, residency, and criminal history.
Eligible applicants are required to attend an orientation where the program rules and regulations are explained.
Vouchers are issued, if available.
Step 3: Seeking Housing
Upon receiving a Housing Voucher, the family is given sixty (60) days to find suitable housing.
Unit must be within family’s Payment Standard and the rent must be reasonable.
Perspective landlords must agree to participate in the program.
Landlord and family must complete a Request for Tenancy Addendum (RFTA) form and submit the completed form to the family’s assigned Housing Specialist.
Step 4: Inspection Process
The unit must meet Housing Quality Standards.
If the unit does not meet Housing Quality Standards, the landlord must bring the unit into program compliance. Should the landlord fail or refuse to bring the unit into program compliance, the unit cannot be subsidized.
Step 5: Rent Calculations and Contracts
Based on the family’s income, composition, allowances, deductions, etc., the Housing Specialist calculates the portion of the contract rent that is paid by the program verses the portion the family pays. The family pays their portion directly to the landlord. Virginia Housing pays its portion directly to the landlord.
The family is responsible for paying the landlord a security deposit.