FAQs

If you have a general inquiry, call 434-817-2436 or email us at info@piedmonthousing.org. Check our contact page for more specific ways to contact us.

Our volunteer Board of Directors includes residents of our communities and individuals who have used our home buying services. Board leadership includes the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Visit our Donate page to learn about the different ways you can give – online, via check, or by making a gift of stock.

We serve the city of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Nelson.

Complete the “Intake Form” available online or contact a housing counselor at housingcounseling@piedmonthousing.org.

You can download and complete the intake form and email it to housingcounseling@piedmonthousing.org or mail it to 682 Berkmar Circle, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901.

After completing a housing counseling session, a counselor will help you decide if our Down Payment Program is a good fit for you and they will assist you in completing the application.

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The services we offer are free unless otherwise stated.

You may contact a counselor directly via phone to navigate filing a complaint, or reach out to the Financial Opportunity Center & Housing Hub at (434) 242-5165.

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Yes, we can pull your credit report. The service is free if you have completed an intake form.

Piedmont Housing Alliance currently manages 11 properties in the counties of Albemarle and Nelson and City of Charlottesville.

Complete the application that is available online or come to 682 Berkmar Circle and complete one in person.

There is currently a waitlist for some communities.

Yes, call us to speak with a community manager about which communities have accessible units available.

The existing open space already at Friendship Court enabled Piedmont Housing to begin construction of Phases 1 and 2 with zero displacement of current residents.

Our history of creating affordable housing opportunities has included both the development of new housing and the preservation of existing affordable housing to help meet the needs of our community. In support of affordable rental housing, we have participated in the development or rehabilitation of the more than 600 apartment homes in our portfolio of eleven communities. In support of affordable home ownership, we have built more than 64 single family homes, in neighborhoods such as Starr Hill, Hinton Avenue, 10^th and Page, and Fifeville. We have been certified as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) since 1997.

We do not currently have any rural development projects.