Virginia Rent Relief Program

The Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) is designed to support and ensure housing stability across the commonwealth during the coronavirus pandemic. Depending on availability of funds and household need, the RRP may provide financial assistance for rent payments for eligible households. This includes financial assistance for rent payments past due beginning April 1, 2020 and onward with opportunity for renewal based on availability of funding and the household's need for additional assistance and continued eligibility.

Mortgage relief applications are no longer being accepted at this time.

Click below to see if you may be eligible for RRP.

Are you a landlord or a tenant?

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Is your tenant located in either Chesterfield County or Fairfax County?

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Chesterfield County and Fairfax County are administering local programs for RRP. Below are the respective links to the online application for households located in these communities:

Fairfax County: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health-humanservices/eviction-prevention..

Chesterfield County:
As of December 14, 2021, Chesterfield County's Rent and Utility Relief Program provider, ACTS, has received requests for rental assistance in excess of the available resources from the U.S. Department of Treasury. ACTS has closed the application portal to ALL new requests unless additional resources are made available. ACTS will continue to distribute the program’s remaining funds until all funds are expended. Priority will be given to Chesterfield households earning 50 percent or less than area median income, those where one or more individuals has been unemployed for a 90-day period preceding the date of application, those with children under the age of 18, and those with seniors age 65 and older. All households that submitted an application prior to December 14, 2021, will be contacted by an ACTS caseworker with an update on the status of their application and availability of resources.

At this time it is unknown if and when Chesterfield County will receive additional federal funds for rental assistance. Chesterfield County has operated its own rental assistance program, and Chesterfield County residents are not eligible for the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) offered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

Other emergency financial assistance resources are available through the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services, visit https://www.chesterfield.gov/569/Social-Services, email the department, or call 748-1100.

To learn more about additional services through the Commonwealth of Virginia, visit www.211virginia.org or dial 2-1-1 from any phone.

Are you checking on the status of a current application submitted through Virginia Housing?

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Check the status of your outstanding application at www.virginiahousing.com/RentRelief.

You may qualify for the Virginia Rent Relief Program! To create an account and complete an online application, click here or download the Gov2Go app on your mobile device. Follow the directions below to start your application now!

Are you a tenant located in either Chesterfield County or Fairfax County?

YesNo

Chesterfield County and Fairfax County are administering local programs for RRP. Below are the respective links to the online application for households located in these communities:

Fairfax County: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health-humanservices/eviction-prevention..

To learn more about additional services through the Commonwealth of Virginia, visit www.211virginia.org or dial 2-1-1 from any phone.

Are you checking on the status of a current application submitted through the Rent Relief Support Center?

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Check the status of your outstanding application at https://applications.deval.us/login/applications.

RRP may be able to provide rent relief for households who have experienced either a loss of income or an increase in expenses due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Do any of the below statements apply to you?

Loss of Income:

You have been laid off.
Your place of employment has closed.
You have experienced a reduction in hours of work.
You must stay home to care for children due to closure of day care and/or school.
You must stay home to care for children due to distance learning.
You have lost child or spousal support.
You have been unable to find employment due to COVID-19.
You are unwilling or unable to participate in employment due risk of illness from COVID-19.

Increase in Expenses:

You have an increase in childcare expenses.
You have an increase in medical expenses.
You have an increase in food costs.
You have an increase in utility costs.

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Please select the number of persons in your household:

Is your current monthly gross household income (when multiplied by 12) less than or equal to ?

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Based on the information you provided, you may not be eligible for Virginia's Rent Relief Program. For additional assistance, call 2-1-1 Virginia by dialing 2-1-1 on your phone or visit 211virginia.org.