Application window to open for waiting list for Albemarle County housing

There are only a limited number of places to live in the community that are reserved for households and individuals with incomes significantly below the area median income.

On Monday morning at 10 a.m. Albemarle County’s Office of Housing (ACOH) will open the waiting list for people who want a chance at living in three residential developments that are subsidized by what are known as project-based vouchers.

“Due to high demand for vouchers, all ACOH’s waiting lists are lottery-based,” reads a recent public notice. “Once the waiting lists close, complete applications will be sorted, at random, and a fixed number of applicants will be placed into the spots that are available.”

According to a public notice in the February 1, 2025 Charlottesville Daily Progress, there are fifty spots on the waiting list for Crozet Meadows. The Piedmont Housing Alliance runs this community which is restricted to those over the age of 62 or disabled.

There’s another fifty waiting list slots open for the Scottsville School Apartments, a community restricted to people over the age of 55. This is also run by the Piedmont Housing Alliance.

There are 100 waiting list slots open for Treesdale on Rio Road East, with these divided into 50 for two bedroom apartments and three bedroom apartments. This community was built by Pinnacle Construction and the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program.

The window will be open from Monday, February 17 at 10 a.m. until Monday, February 24 at 4 p.m. Applications must be made online and applicants are encouraged to register for a Housing Portal account before the waiting list opens.

There will be one opportunity for people to get assistance in person on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 235 of the county’s office building at 401 McIntire Road.

When all the applications are in, they are weighted according to various local preferences. Take a look at the image below or visit Albemarle County’s website.

Before you go: This edition was originally posted in the February 13, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement and then posted to Information Charlottesville soon afterward. The idea is to inform, and it’s all part of Town Crier Productions. If you want to support the work, consider a paid subscription through Substack or become a supporter on Patreon.