Waitlist opens this week for affordable housing for seniors

The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority is opening the waitlist for affordable housing at nine properties for older adults on Jan. 13 at 8 a.m.

The application window closes at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 19. Applications must be submitted through Rent Café. Instructions for creating an account on Rent Café are available here.

To qualify for the following affordable properties, the head of the household must be at least 62 years old:

• Lincolnia Senior Apartments, efficiencies/studios, 4710 N. Chambliss Street, Lincolnia.
• Coppermine, two-bedroom apartments, 13395 Coppermine Road, Herndon.
• Lake Anne House, efficiencies and one and two-bedroom apartments, 11444 N. Shore Drive, Reston.
• One University, two-bedroom apartments, 4518 University Drive, Fairfax.

For the following properties, all household members must be at least 62 years old:

• Oakwood Meadow, one and two-bedroom apartments, 5815 S. Van Dorn Street, Alexandria.
• Autumn Willow, one and two-bedroom apartments, 13175 Autumn Willow Drive, Fairfax.
• Herndon Harbor House, one-bedroom apartments, Grace Street and Jorss Place, Herndon.
• Lindsay Hill, one and two-bedroom apartments, 8915 Pink Carnation Court, Lorton.
• North Hill Senior Residences, two-bedroom apartments, 7245 Nightingale Lane, Alexandria.

Applications received through Rent Café will be randomly selected to be placed on a waiting list. All applications have an equal opportunity to be selected. Seniors can apply for more than one property.

Once a unit becomes available, the households on the waiting list will be contacted, screened, and determined eligible based on income level, household size, and the size of the rental unit.

Households currently receiving other federal rental housing assistance cannot qualify.

All of the properties listed above are part of the Project-Based-Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible households to live in rental units at specific properties.

Through a contract with the owner of the unit, the Redevelopment and Housing Authority pays a portion of the monthly rent, while the household pays their portion of the rent based on 32 percent to 35 percent of their adjusted gross income.

Funding for the Project-Based Voucher Program comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The rental assistance is attached to the specific unit and remains at the property, even if the occupants move.