Housing Choice Vouchers

Applicants/Current Waitlist Openings

The Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) will be accepting applications for its Mainstream voucher program and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher lottery on February 8, 2023. Funding for the vouchers is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In order to qualify for a Mainstream voucher, the household must have someone in the household between the ages of 18 and 61 years of age with a documented disability and be under 50% of the Area Median Income limit for Boulder County.

BCHA will prioritize assistance to households who are one or more of the following:

• Seniors (age 62+)
• Individuals with disabilities
• Households with children

Online applications will be available beginning at 8:30am on February 8, 2023 and, must be electronically completed and submitted by 4:30pm on February 8, 2023 at https://www.waitlistcheck.com/CO3024. Late applications will not be accepted.

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance to fully participate in the application process, please call 720/564-2274 at least 48 hours prior to February 8th or use Relay Colorado at 1/800-659-2656.

Prime Haven

Senior/Disabled Housing in Nederland, CO. Application

Prime Haven is a senior/disabled housing site, located at 170 E. Second Ave. in Nederland, Colorado and contains 6 one-bedroom apartment units.

Applicants must be disabled individuals aged 18 or older or over the age of 62 to qualify, and must also qualify as a very low, low, or moderate income household as specified by Rural Development. (A moderate income household has an adjusted income that is greater than the HUD-established low-income limit but does not exceed the low-income limit by more than $5,500.) Applicants will be prioritized by the date and time of their application and income level, income levels under 50% AMI will receive 15 preference points, income levels between 51%-80% will receive 10 preference points.

Walter Self Apartments

Senior/Disabled Housing in Lyons, CO Application

Walter Self is a senior/disabled housing site, located at 335 Railroad Avenue in Lyons, Colorado and contains 12 one-bedroom apartment units.

Applicants must be disabled individuals aged 18 or older or over the age of 62 to qualify, and must also qualify as a very low, low, or moderate income household as specified by Rural Development. (A moderate income household has an adjusted income that is greater than the HUD-established low-income limit but does not exceed the low-income limit by more than $5,500.) Applicants will be prioritized by the date and time of their application and income level, income levels under 50% AMI will receive 15 preference points, income levels between 51%-80% will receive 10 preference points.

For additional services and information for aging well, please contact Boulder County Area Agency on Aging

Casa de la Esperanza

Application

Casa de la Esperanza is located at 1520 South Emery Street in Longmont and is an agricultural living development. The site has 32 three and four-bedroom town-homes ranging from 900-1073 square feet.

In order to qualify for housing applicants must receive a substantial portion of income from farm labor employment or must have worked at least 110 whole days in farm work, and must also qualify as a very low, low, or moderate income household as specified by Rural Development. (A moderate income household has an adjusted income that is greater than the HUD-established low-income limit but does not exceed the low-income limit by more than $5,500.) Applicants will be prioritized by the date and time of their application and income level, income levels under 50% AMI will receive 15 preference points, income levels between 51%-80% will receive 10 preference points.

For additional resources for Casa FAQs

Porting in to Boulder County:

Participants and Applicants interested in porting their existing Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) to Boulder County Housing Authority must request that their initial Housing Authority send over the paperwork via fax or email. Please note if you are looking to lease up in Broomfield you will need to port your voucher over to Jefferson County Housing Authority.

Portability Contact Information
Fax: 720-564-2283
Phone: 303-441-1061
Email: portability@bouldercounty.org

Boulder County Housing Authority: PO BOX 471, Boulder, CO 80306

BCHA will make contact with the family within 10 business days upon receipt of the paperwork and notify the initial Housing Authority regarding billing or absorbing the voucher.

After contact is made, families must choose a day to attend a Portability Orientation and Intake Appointment.

During this process, please see the following information for your reference:

• Voucher size is subject to change based on each PHA’s Policies and Procedures, for BCHA’s current subsidy standards please visit Chapter 5 Part 2 of our Administrative Plan.
• If information given to the Portability Specialist is incomplete or unclear, further processing will not be completed until all necessary documents are obtained.

ALL units intended for leasing under Section 8 must follow our current posted payment standards, and not create a Total Tenant Portion (TTP) of more than 40% of the adjusted household income upon initial move-in.

• An HQS Inspection must take place before a household is cleared for move in. If you have already located a unit please have the Property Manager or Landlord complete a Request for Tenancy Approval Form RFTA and W-9, and submit to our current Portability Specialist for review.
• It is the household’s responsibility to find housing within the jurisdiction of Boulder County Housing Authority and Security Deposits are not covered by BCHA. A list of landlords that have worked with the program can be found here. This list does not include all work with the Boulder County Housing programs; these are only suggestions for tenants in search of rental units.

Porting out of Boulder County to another PHA:

If you are currently assisted by BCHA and would like to port to another jurisdiction out of Boulder County you must first you must first:

1. Notify your current case manager
2. Complete the Family Request for Portability form
3. Sign a new voucher
4. Provide the housing authority name, address, phone and fax numbers, and the person in charge of portability from the jurisdiction you wish to move to, if two different PHAs serve the same area and you do not select one, BCHA has the discretion to choose which PHA to send your file to
5. Notify current landlord with a 30-day written notice of move out and copy to BCHA

If you owe any money to BCHA or your current landlord, you will NOT be allowed to port out until the debt is paid in full. If any household members are not moving with the family, those changes must be completed before the port process.

BCHA’s Housing Assistance Programs partners with more than 250 landlords throughout the County. Landlords are important members of our program, as they provide housing opportunities for our participants and devote time to meeting our program requirements. Over the past few years, we have streamlined many of our documents and processes with our landlords to more efficiently manage our relationships, with the goal of reducing work time for all parties.

Forms:

Plans/Policies

What is Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)?

Housing Assistance Programs Staff

Below is a list of Housing Assistance Programs staff. If you are a program participant and have questions, please contact your designated Occupancy Assistant/Case Manager. If you are a landlord and have questions, please contact your tenant’s Occupancy Assistant. If you are not a participant and have general questions about the programs, please call BCHA main phone number listed below.

To Boulder Office:
3460 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
BCHA Main Phone Number: 303-441-3929

To Longmont Office:
515 Coffman
Longmont, CO 80504