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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that all units subsidized under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program meet a minimum standard of health and safety rules called Housing Quality Standards (HQS). To ensure compliance, CHA or its contractors must inspect units that HCV participants wish to rent before move-in.
CHA is currently not accepting new applicants for the Family Public Housing Waitlist, or the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Waitlist. However, units are available for leaseholders who were living in CHA developments prior to the Plan for Transformation. For seniors, the Senior Waitlist is always open.
FOIA Policy: Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), CHA provides access to public records for those who request them.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an independent body within the Chicago Housing Authority. Report fraud using the online form.
If you are interested in one of the many CHA job opportunities available, please apply here. Every effort is made to contact applicants selected for an interview within 30 - 45 days of the job notice date. However, if we have not contacted you for an interview within this time frame, your resume will be retained on file for six months.
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