www.chasc.org
Date: March
26, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay
Weathersbee
Phone: 254-3886 ext. 225
Email: lweathersbee@chasc.org
Columbia Housing
Authority to Open Section 8 Waiting List
Columbia, S.C. – Columbia Housing Authority will open the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list on April 5, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. The list will remain open on the
second Monday of each quarter, including July 9 and Oct. 9, 2007, until further
notice.
During
these times, individuals and families who are interested in applying for the
program may submit an application in ONE of the following ways:
·
Electronically
by visiting www.chasc.org and clicking on “How to Apply”
·
In
person at the Cecil Tillis Center, 2111 Simpkins Lane, next to Dollar General
on 2101 Oak Street. Applications will
not be accepted at the CHA Main Office, 1917 Harden Street.
Individuals
planning to apply online must have Windows XP or higher, Adobe Acrobat Reader
7.0 or higher, and e-mail software such as Outlook Express installed on their
computer. CHA encourages all potential
online applicants to test their computer’s ability to submit an application
prior to April 5 by visiting www.chasc.org and clicking on the link under “How
to Apply.”
Whether
a person applies online or in person, applications will be added to the waiting
list by the date and time in which they were received. When applying, applicants should have
available the social security numbers and birth dates for everyone planning to
live in their household.
The
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance to
individuals and families with low incomes who wish to live in homes in the
private rental market, but cannot afford market rental rates. Participants pay 30 percent of their adjusted
gross income for rent and utilities, and the Section 8 program subsidizes the
rent balance for the property owner.
“The
Section 8 program is our most popular housing option,” said CHA Executive
Director Gilbert Walker. “Since the
number of people on the Section 8 waiting list has decreased, CHA can now
accept new applications and assist more families in Richland County who are in
need of affordable housing.”
CHA manages nearly 2,000
conventional public housing units and administers more than 3,100 rental
assistance contracts throughout Richland County. CHA is the third oldest housing authority in
the nation and has continuously been recognized by HUD for its successful
housing and education programs.
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