Public Notices

Athens Court Waitlist – Wednesday, April 23, 2025

March 14, 2025

Housing Authority of the City of Charleston Athens Court Waitlist  Housing Authority of the City of Charleston will accept ONLINE preliminary applications for Public Housing.   The designated date will be the ONLY day available to apply. *The waitlist is Only Open on the Date Below from 12 noon – 1 pm or filled*  Wednesday, April 23, 2025 One

CHA Residents – Great News! You Can Now Pay Rent in Cash!

March 24, 2025

You can now pay your rent in cash at participating retailers, including 7-Eleven, CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, Family Dollar, Kroger, Casey’s General Store, and ACE Cash Express using PayNearMe. With over 60,000 retail locations nationwide, paying rent has never been easier! Contact your property manager or log into RentCafe to get your mobile barcode or printed

Wait List Applicants – New Applicant Portal

December 12, 2024

The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is upgrading to a new Waiting List portal.  To be eligible to apply for any upcoming waitlists and update your existing application details we ask you to register in the new online portal. **MUST REGISTER ON PORTAL TO APPLY FOR THE WAITLIST** CLICK ” I do NOT

Announcement: Landlords – NEW LANDLORD PORTAL

December 12, 2024

Access to our existing landlord portal will EXPIRE December 31, 2024 due to the Housing Authority’s change in software. You will need to register at our new website at https://housing.chacity.org for access to your new online landlord portal.  You will receive an email AND letter, sent to the information we have on file for you,

Residents – Important notice about your utility reimbursement card program payments

January 15, 2025

The Housing Authority of the City Of Charleston is pleased to announce that we will soon be issuing Utility Payments on the U.S. Bank ReliaCard®. While you are currently receiving your payments on a Keybank prepaid card, as of February 1, 2025, these funds will be loaded onto a ReliaCard. The ReliaCard is a convenient

Announcement: Residents

November 26, 2024

Current Residents for any program with the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston: We invite you to register for our online portal.  If you are an existing resident on any program with the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston you will receive an email AND letter, sent to the information we have on

Announcement: Landlords

October 15, 2024

Dear Landlord, We are excited to announce the launch of our new NSPIRE-V (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate) streamlined platform, which is designed to significantly improve our Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher program inspections. This will be effective starting November 1, 2024, in compliance with HUD (Housing and Urban Development)

Joint Notice Finding of no Significant Impact & Intent to Request Release of Funds

September 25, 2024

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston, SC. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about October 17, 2024, The City of Charleston will authorize the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston to submit a request to

Notice of Finding of no Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds

September 3, 2024

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston, SC. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about September 23, 2024, The City of Charleston will authorize the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston (CHA) to submit a request