Chattanooga Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Open: Emerald Villages and Fairmount Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) is accepting Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for Emerald Villages and Fairmount Apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of October 2, 2023, until further notice.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA website on October 2, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (423) 752-4893.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 10/02/2023.

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Open: College Hill Courts, 1-Bedroom Public Housing

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at College Hill Courts is currently open.

The CHA is currently accepting applications for this waiting list from January 24, 2023, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.

Once the paper application is complete, it must be either:

  1. Dropped off at the CHA central office at 801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
  2. Dropped off at the College Hill Courts office at 1300 Grove St Ct, Chattanooga, TN, 37402.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by government action.

It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA waitlist notices on February 9, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (423) 752-4893.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: East Lake Courts, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Public Housing waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at East Lake Courts is currently open.

The CHA is currently accepting applications for this waiting list from January 24, 2023, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.

Once the paper application is complete, it must be either:

  1. Dropped off at the CHA central office at 801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
  2. Dropped off at the East Lake Courts office at 2600 4th Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37407.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by government action.

It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA waitlist notices on February 9, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (423) 752-4893.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Boynton Terrace, Studio and 1-Bedroom Senior

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Senior Project Based Rental Assistance waiting list for Studio and 1-Bedroom apartments at Boynton Terrace is currently open.

The CHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from September 1, 2023, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.

Once the paper application is complete, it must be either:

  1. Dropped off at the CHA central office at 801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
  2. Dropped off at the Boynton Terrace office at 955 Boynton Drive, Chattanooga, 37402.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Elderly/Near Elderly (age 62 & older/age 50-61)

It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA waitlist notices on February 9, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (423) 752-4893.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Hamilton County, Tennessee Section 8 Voucher

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The CHA last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day only on February 9, 2023 from 12:01 am, until 11:59 pm ET.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

1,000 applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA notice on January 30, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Cromwell Hills Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Project-Based Boucher waiting list for 4-Bedroom apartments at Cromwell Hills is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 2, 2021 until June 11, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA public notice on June 3, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Hamilton County, Tennessee .

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Dogwood Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) last accepted Senior Project Based Rental Assistance waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Dogwood from September 9, 2022, until the earliest close date of October 2, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to open and print the paper application.

Once the paper application was complete, it was either:

  1. Dropped off at the CHA central office.
  2. Dropped off at the Dogwood Apartments office.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Elderly/Near Elderly (age 62 & older/age 50-61)

It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA website on October 2, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Chattanooga Housing Authority

801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN | Visit Website | (423) 752-4893

Chattanooga Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 6,500 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Chattanooga Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Chattanooga Housing Authority is located in Hamilton County, TN.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.