Description
There Are Currently 4302 Units Available Under Management by the Charleston/kanawha Housing Authority. These Low-income Housing Units Consist of Section 8, Public Housing, and Low-income Housing Tax Credit Properties. the Charleston/kanawha Housing Authority Serves the Charleston, Metropolitan Area.
Charleston-Kanawha Housing has provided decent, safe, & sanitary housing for low & moderate income residents for more than 75 years. It is the largest assisted housing agency in the state of West Virginia providing housing assistance for more than 4,400 families. Charleston-Kanawha Housing offers two types of housing assistance. Public housing is made up of housing units located in developments owned and operated by Charleston-Kanawha Housing. Rental Assistance or Section 8, allows the tenant to find their own housing and Charleston-Kanawha Housing provides subsidy to the landlord. The agency manages 12 developments, (8 family sites and 4 high-rises for the elderly and disabled) and through the public housing program and administers Section 8 Housing Vouchers throughout Clay, Kanawha, & Putnam Counties.