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What is Assisted Rental Housing?

Assisted rental housing, also known as subsidized housing or public housing, provides decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Assisted rental housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments for seniors. Nationwide, there are about 1.3 million families living in Assisted rental housing neighborhoods, which are managed by some 3,300 housing authorities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers federal aid to local housing authorities that manage assisted rental housing. HUD also furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing, and managing these developments.

What are housing choice vouchers?

Housing choice vouchers allow low-income families to choose and lease privately owned rental housing that’s safe, decent, and affordable.

What is NRHA’s role in assisted rental housing and housing choice vouchers?

NRHA’s Housing Operations division has developed and administers nearly 4,000 assisted rentals in 16 Norfolk neighborhoods, and provides a variety of support services to help residents of assisted rental housing improve their lives. The division also manages about 2,500 housing choice vouchers.

How can I apply for this housing?

NRHA will distribute applications on THURSDAYS ONLY between 9:00am and noon beginning January 21, 2010 and ending Thursday, March 4, 2010 at noon at the following locations:

Main Office, Housing Operations, Bobbitt Midrise, Calvert Square, Diggs Town, Franklin Arms, Grandy Village, Huntersquare Midrise, Oakleaf Forest, Partrea Midrise, Sykes Midrise, Tidewater Gardens and Young Terrace.

Applications accepted for all bedroom sizes on FRIDAYS ONLY beginning Friday, January 22, 2010 and ending on Friday, March 5, 2010.

All applications must be completed and returned in person to NRHA's Main Office, 201 Granby Street on FRIDAYS ONLY (January 22, 2010 through March 5 from 9:00am to noon) or be mailed to NRHA's Occupancy Department, 201 Granby Street, Norfolk, Va 23510. Mailed applications must be post-marked no later than Friday, March 5, 2010. Any application received prior to January 22, 2010 or post-marked after March 5, 2010 will not be accepted. The TDD line will be available by calling 1-800-545-1833.

Applications available at www.nrha.us and as a reasonable accomodation at the Community Services Board, Endependence Center, Hope House Foundation, Norfolk Division of Social Services, Louise Eggleston Foundation, and Tidewater Aids Crisis Taskforce.

The application is available here.

Please note that the applications are for ASSISTED-RENTAL HOUSING ONLY.

Wait List Information Number: (757) 314-2665

Please allow 90-120 days for the application to be processed.

You may call to check your status after that time.

Applicants that wish to drop off their applications must take them to the above address on the following Friday's only between 9:00am and 12:00pm.

January 22, 2010
January 29, 2010
February 5, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 26, 2010
March 5, 2010

The deadline is March 5, 2010 at 12:00 Noon.