Portsmouth Section 8

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Portsmouth section 8. Portsmouth va is about 5 miles southwest of norfolk va. The portsmouth redevelopment housing authority prha section 8 housing choice voucher waiting list is currently closed. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Affordable housing subsidized rent. Portsmouth housing is made up of two entities. August 21 2020 draft amendment to the 2019 2020 and five year 2016 2020 annual pha plan.

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The portsmouth housing authority pha and an affiliated nonprofit organization pha housing development ltd. Section 8 information for applicants the housing choice voucher hcv program commonly referred to as section 8 is a rental subsidy program administered by this agency. As of september 23rd 2020 portsmouth metropolitan housing authority has 2 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.

For example if 30 of a family s gross monthly income is 100 and the rent including utilities for the selected apartment is 350 per month the tenant pays the landlord 100 and the remaining 250 is paid to the property owner by the portsmouth redevelopment and housing authority through the section 8 housing choice voucher program. This hcv program provides direct cash subsidies to landlords of rental properties in exchange for a promise to rent to people with low incomes and a promise to meet housing quality standards which will be certified by portsmouth housing inspectors. It was last open for three days in july 2016 and before that in 2008.

As vouchers become available portsmouth housing authority selects qualified families or individuals from the wait list who are then certified and briefed on the requirements of the program. Portsmouth housing owns and manages 11 properties in the city as well as a housing choice voucher program. Portsmouth housing authority s housing choice voucher program typically referred to as section 8 provides housing assistance payments on behalf of qualified renters to over 160 landlords in the region.