LRHA owns and operates four public housing locations with a total of 328 units. Each unit is maintained by a full-time 24-hour call maintenance staff.
The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a rental assistance program that has seen great success.
The Housing Choice Voucher Project Based Program is a rental assistance where the assistance is tied to the unit.
Go to “Apply for Housing” if are interested in applying to a Project Based program waiting list.
ANNOUNCEMENT: LRHA will open the Jefferson House waiting list on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023 for a period of 6 months.
Instructions for applying can be found HERE.
If you are already an applicant on one or more of LRHA’s waiting lists, instructions for updating your application and adding
Jefferson House can be found HERE.
This program presents an opportunity for LRHA to help owner's of rental properties improve the standard of their residence through grant opportunities.
Existing Applicants to Public Housing and/or the Section 8 Voucher Program
Important information on the update: CLICK HERE FOR AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ON WAIT LIST UPDATE
If you are an existing applicant to Public Housing and/or the Section 8 Voucher Program you must keep your household and contact information up to date.
To update your application, please go to LRHA’s waiting list portal at https://lynchburgva.housingmanager.com/
For assistance on how to update your application: CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON UPDATING YOUR APPLICATION
Welcome to Dearington! With 4 different housing options, this is sure to be a good fit for any size family. Our complex is located on Chambers Drive which is within walking distance of the historical downtown core. Lots of restaurants and shopping and the bus line makes this a very convenient location. Please visit our information page for how to apply.
The goal of the program is to improve the quality of rental housing for tenants, as well as improve substandard housing stock in the inner city. The program encourages owners of substandard properties to make improvements to their rental properties. The program issues grants to owners of rental properties that are located within the city’s rental inspection area. Funding is provided through the CDBG program. 50% of the total amount of the improvements, or a maximum of $10,000, whichever is less, is provided to rental property owners on a matching basis only. Properties must have property maintenance code violations cited by the city, have Housing Quality Standards deficiencies, or include accessibility improvements. Grant requests for accessibility improvements are given the highest priority. Accessibility improvements may include, but are not limited to, installation of ramps, handrails, widening doors, lowering of cabinets and counters, lever style door hardware, accessible bathroom fixtures, retrofitting showers, installing grab bars, accessible thermostats, electrical switches and outlets, and improvements which would allow an individual in a wheelchair to move about the space.
Submit your completed application via email at rentalrehab@lynchburghousing.org.
RRG Instructions, Terms & Conditions
Rental Rehab Applications and Forms
"The Lead Safe Certified Guide to Renovate Right" Booklet
"Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home" Booklet
Acknowledgment of Lead Booklet
The LRHA began addressing individual blighted property in February 1999 through its Spot Blight Abatement Program. Section 36-19.5 of the Code of Virginia provides a mechanism for the local housing authority and local governing body to work collaboratively to identify single family and multi-family residential structures that are deteriorated and exert a detrimental influence on surrounding properties. The statute provides a process for the acquisition of the property in order to rehabilitate it. The Spot Blight Abatement Program provides the city with another avenue to address and assist with the enforcement of its housing codes. The City’s Inspections Department identifies numerous structures each year that do not comply with the City’s building or maintenance codes.
A blighted property can exist in any area of the city. Typically, the only relief that adjoining property owners can expect from the City is code enforcement including an order for the owner to complete repairs. When the owner is unwilling or incapable of undertaking the repairs or when an owner is deceased or cannot be located, the property continues to be blight on surrounding properties. The primary benefit of the program is the improvement gained to the public health and safety within neighborhoods in which blighted properties are addressed. Ancillary benefits include preservation and renovation of certain structures of historical significance and an increase to the tax base of improved property.
To date, over 300 blighted properties have been addressed through the program; over 150 homes have been rehabilitated by owners, 42 homes have been acquired by LRHA and 35 homes have been conveyed to new owners who have rehabbed them. The Spot Blight Program is funded through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) which is administered by the city. Each year City Council determines the allocation of CDBG funds for the program.
Authority works closely with various departments within the city including City Council, Community Development, Economic Development, Inspections, and Human Services. Other collaborating agencies and groups include Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship, Diamond Hill Neighborhood Watch, Habitat for Humanity, Lynchburg Community Action Group, Friends of Tinbridge Hill, and Rush Lifetime Homes.
