Southern Towers Committed Affordable Unit (CAU) Program Application

Background Information

The City of Alexandria and Southern Towers entered into an agreement in 2015 to provide a limited number of Committed Affordable Units (CAU) at 55% and 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The AMI is an estimate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of how much money families (not a particular family or individual) in a given area earned, on average the year before.

This average changes every year and the rents change accordingly. The 2024 maximum rents for the CAUs at Southern Towers (all utilities included) are as follows:

Efficiency: $1,489

One Bedroom: $1,741

Two Bedroom: $2,090

*PLEASE NOTE:

Your monthly gross income must be twice the amount of the rent for the apartment you are applying for.
Applicants can have a qualifying co-signer if the minimum annual income is not met.

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Last Name*

Address*

Email*

Phone Number*

Current unit size*

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Are you on a Waiting list at another property?*

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If yes, where?

How much is your current monthly rent?*

How much is your monthly utility cost?*

When does your current lease renew?*

Monthly Gross Income*

Gender*

Age*

Disabled*

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Additional Family Members*

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Family member 1

Gross income 1

Family member 2

Gross income 2

Family member 3

Gross income 3

Documents Including with Application

Before a Committed Affordable Unit (CAU) will be offered, evidence of income sources for every prospective occupant must be verified.

Please provide one of the following documents for each working adult:

Letter from employer
Pay-stubs
Social security or disability benefits letter or statement
Retirement benefits letter or statement
Child support court order or state agency letter

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Applicant Certification

I hereby certify that the information provided herein is true and complete and that any misrepresentation of income or household size reported herein shall be cause for program disqualification. I also understand that this information is to be used only for determining my preliminary eligibility for referral to an affordable housing unit and does not guarantee me housing at Southern Towers Apartments.

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Other Requirements and Guidelines

Additional housing expenses include a $65 application fee (per adult), a $300 move – in fee, and a $12 per month tenant insurance fee. The security deposit varies from $100 to $400 depending on credit. Applicants can have a qualifying co-signer if the minimum annual income is not met.

The City will be solely responsible for referring residents to Southern Towers. After the City has provided referrals for the available units, Southern Towers shall complete its screening process in a manner consistent with its standard protocols and in accordance with the terms of its standard lease agreement. At the sole discretion of Southern Towers, the units may be provided in any of the five buildings at the Property.

In all respects, other than rental rate, income eligibility and annual income verification, the rental units will be leased, operated and managed as are other units at Southern Towers. Residents of the Rental Units will be expected to comply with all lease terms. Non-compliance with any lease terms, including the failure to pay rent, will be handled according to the terms of the lease and ST shall have all normal remedies available pursuant to the terms of the lease.

Once a rental unit is leased, it will be considered a committed affordable unit until the occupying household’s income increases to more than 140% of the then-current income limit. At such a time that Southern Towers learns that a lessee is no longer income legible, for a CAU, the over income lessee may remain as a resident, but the rent may be increased to market rate in accordance with any lease restrictions. Southern towers shall not deny admission to an applicant for a CAU because the applicant receives Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 assistance.

The CAUs shall be maintained in a safe and habitable condition. At no point in time shall the rents for the Rental Units exceed the rents for equivalent market rate units at Southern Towers.

If you have questions or need more information,

please contact Virginia Patton at

703-746-3083, or virginia.patton@alexandriava.gov

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