The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.
How does one qualify for Section 8?
To be eligible for Housing Choice in Buncombe, North Carolina you must:
1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.
2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.
3. The applicant must meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for section 8 housing voucher assistance.
4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.
5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.
If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.
Section 8 Apartments
We have located 20 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Buncombe, North Carolina. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Ridge Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
373 Fairview Rd,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Ridge Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: larryt@blueridgegrouphomes.org
- Phone: (828) 651-9780
Ross Creek Phase Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
16 Old Chunns Cove Rd,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Ross Creek Housing Phase II, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: larryt@blueridgegrouphomes.org
- Phone: (828) 651-9780
Ross Creek Commons
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
16 Old Chunns Cove,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Ross Creek Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: larryt@blueridgegrouphomes.org
- Phone: (828) 651-9780
Givens Gerber Park
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 78
Address :
40 Gerber Rd,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 75
- 2 Bedroom: 3
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Givens Gerber Park LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: kpartin@givensestates.org
- Phone: 828-771-2204
Morreene Road Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 224
Address :
3412 Glasson St,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 24
- 1 Bedroom: 168
- 2 Bedroom: 32
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $1,024.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,030.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,199.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Morreene Road, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: ascott@dha-nc.org
- Phone: 9196831551
Wnc King Nantahala Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 18
Address :
20 Martin Luther King Jr Dr,
Asheville, NC 28801.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 12
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WNC King-Nantahala, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Robert@Tri-StateManage.com
- Phone: (828) 651-9780
Arc/Hds Buncombe Co Icf/Mr
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 5
Address :
22 Chiles Ave,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 5
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- ARC/HDS Buncombe #1 Housing Corp.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
- Phone: (336) 273-4404
Dunstan Manor Gh
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 7
Address :
46 Saint Dunstans Cir,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 7
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: electasmith@gmail.com
- Phone: 3362734404
As Buncombe Co. Gh #1
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
1 Pine Spring Dr,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- AS Buncombe County Housing Corporation #1
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: chrissieg@wncgrouphomes.org
- Phone: 828-274-8368
Asheville Terrace Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 248
Address :
200 Tunnel Rd,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 1
- 1 Bedroom: 240
- 2 Bedroom: 7
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Asheville Assisted Housing
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: sguyton@haca.org
- Phone: 828-255-8345
Arrowhead Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 116
Address :
100 CHEERIO LN,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 75
- 1 Bedroom: 41
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Arrowhead Renewal LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: todd@foundationhousing.com
- Phone: 3019980401
Battery Park Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 122
Address :
1 Battle Sq,
Asheville, NC 28801.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 113
- 2 Bedroom: 9
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Battery Park Senior Housing LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mricketts@ncr.org
- Phone: 614-451-2151
Wnc Autistic Group Home
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 5
Address :
95 Ora ST,
Asheville, NC 28801.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 5
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WNC GHAP ORA STREET INC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mstuart@bluewestopportunities.org
- Phone: 8282748368
Wnc Community Homes #4
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
15 Brook DR,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Western NC Community Homes #4,Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: michaell@umarinfo.com
- Phone: 3362734404
Chc Of Buncombe Co.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
421 Riverview Dr,
Asheville, NC 28806.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Community Hsg Corp. of Buncombe County
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: cegan@email.unc.edu
- Phone: (919) 981-0740
Vanderbilt Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 96
Address :
75 HAYWOOD ST,
Asheville, NC 28801.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 89
- 1 Bedroom: 7
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Vanderbilt Senior Housing Limited Partnership
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: tearhart@ncr.org
- Phone: 614-451-2151
Wnc Marne Road Group Home
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
62 MARNE RD,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $987.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WNCCHS Marne Road Group Home Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: gbyrd@lcewnc.org
- Phone: 8282549917
Ledgewood Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 154
Address :
15 Future Dr Ste 28,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 24
- 2 Bedroom: 61
- 3 Bedroom: 51
- 4 Bedroom: 18
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,576.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,992.00
Owner Name :
- LEDGEWOOD ASHEVILLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: cpoulin@silverstreetcorp.com
- Phone: 207-780-9800
Laurel Wood Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 50
Address :
650 Caribou Rd,
Asheville, NC 28803.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 50
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Asheville VOA Elderly Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: wcraig@voa.org
- Phone: 703-341-5000
Spruce Hill Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 70
Address :
201 SPRUCE HILL CT,
Asheville, NC 28805.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 23
- 3 Bedroom: 16
- 4 Bedroom: 11
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $990.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,152.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,576.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,992.00
Owner Name :
- Spruce Hill Preservation LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jackr@secprop.com
- Phone: 206.628.8058
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Buncombe, North Carolina
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Buncombe, North Carolina
The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Buncombe, North Carolina can help you find and afford low-income housing
2. Determine if you are eligible.
Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the area’s Federal Poverty Limit.
Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Buncombe, North Carolina will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.
Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income
3. Get Section 8 Applications
Housing section 8 applications in Buncombe, North Carolina are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the buncombe county housing authority office.
4. Apply for Section 8
Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. During the application process, the PHA will collect information on
- Family Income
- Total Assets
- Family Size
The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.
5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Buncombe, North Carolina
If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.
PHAs may give a preference to a family who is
- 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
- 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
- 3. Involuntarily displaced.
If there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.
6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Buncombe, North Carolina
The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.
Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.
FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is section 8 housing?
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
2. What is a housing voucher
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
3. What is the most section 8 will pay?
The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent
4. What is counted as income for Section 8?
HUD define income as
- The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
- The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
- the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.
5. how to get section 8 immediately?
There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.
6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?
When a PHA in Buncombe, North Carolina issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.