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IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are unable to complete the online pre-application
because of disability and/or need assistance in completing the pre-application,
please call 304-348-6451. TDD/TTY users may contact this party by dialing 304.348.6840.
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CKHA
does not charge application fees. Please be aware of any website or
company that states that it charges fees on behalf of CKHA.
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Submitting A Pre-Application for Rental Assistance
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| Applying to live in one of our affordable
housing properties, receive a voucher, or live in a Project Based
Voucher (PBV) unit is easy. Here is what we need from you to start the
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| - Completed Pre-Application (online)
- A current mailing address
- Photo IDs for every household member 18 or older
- Birth certificates for every household member
- Social Security cards for every household member
- Proof of Income - 2 consecutive pay stubs or SSA benefits statement
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| Next Step in the Application Process | |
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you have submitted an online application, you will need to provide the
following documents within ten (10) business days from the date of
submission. The following documents can be either mailed or hand delivered to CKHA, 1525 Washington
Street, Charleston, WV 25387, ATTN: Applications, or emailed to
applications@ckha.com. If the documents are
not submitted timely, your pre-application will be marked as'withdrawn.' |
| - All documents listed in the section 'Submitting a Pre-Application for Rental Assistance' section above.
- Complete a form HUD-92006 - Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing
- Complete a Criminial Record Request Check/Credit Check Authorization Form for all household members 18 years and older.
- Documents
for Residency Preference if address for Photo ID is different
(examples include copy of signed lease, letter from shelter, or other
official document).
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| Project-Based Voucher Properties | |
| CKHA
has the following affordable housing properties for rent. Tenants
receive subsidy through the Project Based Voucher (PBV) Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV) Program. |
| - Greystone Apartments (family site - 36 apartments & townhomes)
- Prezioso Way (family site - 20 apartments & townhomes)
- Legion Apartments (family site - 11 apartments & townhomes)
- Little Page Terrace (family site - 66 apartments & townhomes)
- Washington Manor (family site - 71 apartments & townhomes)
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| Public Housing | |
| CKHA
has the following affordable housing properties for rent. The Public
Housing units are owend by CKHA and are located in Charleston, Dunbar,
and Rand. Unit sizes range from studio to six-bedroom apartments. For a
listing of properties, click here.
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| Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (also commonly referred to 'HUD' or Section 8) |
| The HCV
program enables a family or individual to select their own rental unit
in Kanawha, Clay, or Putnam counties. Property owners or landlords
advertise properties on the CKHA website, click here.
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| Mailing Adresses | |
| You must keep your mailing address current at all times.
We will be in contact with you by mail and returned mail with no
forwarding address may cause your pre-application to be disqualified.
All personally identifiable information will be kept confidential.
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| Eligibility | |
| When
we receive your pre-application and identification documents, we screen for your eligibility for all programs. We run
criminal background checks on every adult in the household. We also
check to see if you owe money to any housing authorities and contact
previous landlords to verify that you were a good tenant (Public Housing).
The following list contains reasons that would cause you not to be eligible for any CKHA programs: |
| - Any household member has been convicted of the manufacture of methamphetamine on the premises of federally assisted housing;
- Any household member is subject to a lifetime sex offender registration requirement;
- Any family member evicted from federally assisted housing within the past 5 years;
- Any PHA has terminated assistance under the HCV program for any member of the family as documented in EIV in the last year;
- Outstanding debts to housing authorities;
- Prior terminations at housing authorities or a number of evictions; and
- Negative reports from previous landlords.
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| Placement on the Waiting List | |
| When
you pass our background screening process, you pre-application is placed
on a waiting list for the housing properties for which you qualify.
These properties are listed above.
- Working Preference: A
preference is give to families where the head, spouse, or sole member
is employed at least 20 hours per week, or where the head of household,
co-head or spouse has a disability or is elderly (62 or older).
Families who qualify for a preference move up the waiting list faster
than other families.
- Residency Preference: A preference is given to families who live, work or have been hired to work in Kanawha, Clay, or Putnam counties.
- Non-elderly Disabled:
(Housing Choice Voucher Programs Only). Non-elderly persons with disabilities transitioning out of
institutional and other segregrated settings, at serious risk of
institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
- Emergency
Housing Preference: (Public Housing Only) Families and individuals are considered to be
involuntarily displaced if they are required to vacate housing,
permanently or temporary, as a result of one of the following
situations:
- A
natural disaster including, but not limited to, fire, flood, hurricane,
tornado, earthquake, etc. that has caused the unit to be
uninhabitable; and/or
- Federal, State, or local government action related to code enforcement, public improvement or development.
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| If
you have applied online, you can check your waitlist status
at www.waitlistcheck.com. If you have completed a paper Pre-Application
Packet, you can check your status on the watilist by bringing a photo
ID to the information window at 1525 Washington Street West,
Charleston, WV 25387.
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| Orientation & Briefing Sessions | |
| Public Housing - Once you have passed the initial screening, you will be invited to attend an
orientation briefing which will explain the lease, how to request
repairs, what services are available to you, etc. At this orientation briefing you
will be required to provide updated income and household information
and complete a Full-Application. The briefing is held
at the CKHA Adminstrative Office located at 1525 Washington Street
West, Charleston, WV 25387, and includes a Powerpoint presentation, printed
copies, and an individual interview with a live person to answer your questions.
After
this briefing you will go through a final screening process, which
includes, criminal and credit background check, suitabity for tenancy,
and landlord references. Once you are found to be eligibile, you will
be placed on the Public Housing waiting list.
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program -
Once you are found to be eligible, you will be placed on the HCV
waiting list. At the time your name comes to the top of the waiting
list, you will be invited to an orientation. At this orientation you
will be required to provide updated income and household information
and complete a Full-Application. After the required information
has been verified, you will be invited to a HCV briefing where you will
go over program guidelines and receive your voucher. The
orientation and HCV briefing is held
at the CKHA Adminstrative Office located at 1525 Washington Street
West, Charleston, WV 25387, and includes printed
copies, and an individual interview with a live person to answer your questions. At the HCV briefing
you will recieve a Family Briefing Guide for future reference. |
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