Chicago Housing Authority Opens All Three Affordable Housing Waitlists
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Office of Communications – Chicago Housing Authority
Wendy Parks: (312) 913-7984; wparks@thecha.org;
Matthew Aguilar: (312) 935-2646; maguilar@thecha.org
Chicago Housing Authority Opens All Three
Affordable Housing Waitlists for the First Time
Easy-to-use website allows individuals to apply online for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher and Property Rental Assistance
CHICAGO (Oct. 24, 2014) – The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) today announced the opening of the CHA Waitlist Lottery Registration to allow residents to apply online for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher and Property Rental Assistance opportunities.
The CHA Waitlist Lottery Registration is open October 27 through November 24 for the three types of housing opportunities at www.thechawaitlist.org.
This is the first time low-income families and individuals will have the opportunity to apply online for all three affordable housing waitlists on one registration form.
“With the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CHA continues to work to meet the great housing needs within the City of Chicago and help build strong, vibrant communities,” said CHA CEO Michael R. Merchant. “I encourage all qualified low-income households to participate in the waitlist opening registration.”
Online registration is free, and easy to use. The registration form will be available in several different languages. Log onto www.thechawaitlist.org or call 312.971.7700 for more information.
All registrations received during the four-week waitlist opening period will have an equal chance of being selected for the electronic lottery. The random lottery will take place in early 2015 and those selected will be eligible for one of the three housing programs.