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• Orchard Knoll Apartments - 1401 NW Veterans Way, Roseburg, OR 97471 - Phone 541-464-2690

Orchard Knoll Transitional Housing Apartments is a 65 unit complex located on the beautiful VA Hospital grounds and within walking distance to Fred Myer, shopping malls, and restaurants.

We offer SRO units, Studio units and one 2 bedroom unit. The SRO is furnished with a twin bed and small refrigerator. The Studio and 2 bedroom is furnished with a twin bed, dining room table, 2 chairs, night stand and a lamp with a refrigerator and stove. All utilities are paid with the exception of cable and telephone.

2 bedroom $450.00 (Security Deposit $405.00)
Studio $350.00 to $405.00 (Security Deposit $350.00 to $ 405.00)
SRO $225.00 (Security Deposit $225.00)

There is an onsite laundry facility and a common room day area.

This property is financed with funding from the Low Income Housing Tax Credits Agency. It is a 64 unit transitional singles complex and one 2 bedroom unit. It was developed to house individual adults who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. A preference for 50% of the units will be given to veterans. A tenant Assessment Group (TAG Team), made up of representatives from local social service agencies will participate in the review of all veteran applications, and the development of individual service plans for potential residents.

To be eligible for admission, applicants cannot have an annual gross income that exceeds 50% of the area median income. The applicant’s net income must be at least two (2) times the rent level. Food stamps will be included in meeting the income requirement. Households consisting entirely of full time students are considered ineligible. A student is defined as an individual who attends school full-time (as defined by the institution being attended) for five (5) or more months in the upcoming twelve (12) months (commencing from the move-in date). Full-time students who work full-time are still considered students. Some exceptions do apply. You may ask for further clarification. We require that any prospective tenant must demonstrate the ability to pay monthly utilities and other expenses imperative for the survival of the household.

Eligibility for the unit size is based on LIHTC regulations. There are Studio and Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units in this apartment complex.

Occupancy guidelines are as follows:

Bedroom Size          Minimum Occupants           Maximum Occupants

      SRO                         1 person                               1 person

     Studio                        1 person                                1 person

 2 Bedroom                      2 persons                               2 persons

Monthly unit rents are as shown below:

Waiting List/Priorities:

All applicants will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their application. All applications are placed on a master waiting list by date and time received. Those determined ineligible due to income or occupancy status will be notified of the reason for their rejection, and their name removed from the waiting list.

Applicants eligible by LIHTC income and occupancy regulations are listed on the waiting list and categorized by bedroom size, date of application and need for handicap accessible units. Applicants will be selected chronologically from the waiting list, taking into account certain set-asides for household meeting the project’s special needs requirements.

All applicants may inquire as to their chronological place on the waiting list. All LIHTC priorities in regard to waiting lists and tenant selection, in addition to eligibility regulations for income and occupancy, will be explained to all applicants.

For applications to be accepted, applicants must complete the application in full (including income and asset documentation) and supply references that can be checked. Since the management staff is available to answer any questions an applicant may have in regard to filling out the application form, incomplete applications will be returned to applicants.

Selection

Applicants who meet the income/occupancy guidelines and have come to the top of the LIHTC income and other priority lists still must meet all other eligibility criteria before being approved to move in. The Management will notify the applicant when their application is ready to be processed for residency. At this time, the applicant must come in for an interview and supply the management with current income and asset documentation.

If there are any changes to income, address, phone or household size before you are called to interview for a unit, please update your application with management. A credit/criminal background check is done. The charge is $15 per adult applicant. First month’s rent is pro-rated, unless moving in on the first day of the month, and is due at the time of move in. At least a third of the security deposit is also due at the time of move in and payment plan can be established to pay the remaining amount in two more installments.

The Management will house no applicant without an interview. Should an applicant fail to come to two scheduled interviews, the application will be removed.

Some applicants may have no previous or current rental or credit references but can still offer person non-related references. Tenants who rental, person or credit references prove negative may be rejected based solely on those negative references. Rejection may also occur if the current living circumstances are unsanitary or the unit is damaged due to applicant abuse of neglect, if the applicant has a previous history of evictions, non-payment of rent or other financial obligations, if there has been a violation of a previous rental agreement such as a history of disturbing the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, violence, harassment, or other criminal history. Applicants will also be rejected if found to be a direct threat to the health and safety of others, to have been convicted of dealing drugs, or if currently addicted to an illegal or controlled substance. The applicant will have 14 days after he as received the rejection letter to file a response. The management will have 5 days to answer the applicant’s response. Applicants will not be rejected solely on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

Handicap accessible units will be marketed to qualified handicap/disabled households who would benefit from the unit features. We will consider any request for reasonable accommodation, including alterations to non-accessible units. We will reply in writing to such requests. In the event no households apply who need the special unit features, LIHTC will be contacted for permission to house other households in these units. IN this circumstance, tenants will sign a lease addendum agreeing to transfer (at their expense) to another unit later on should an appropriate unit become available and there are households needing the benefit of the handicap accessible unit now on the waiting list.

All tenants must be legally capable of entering into a lease agreement.

Should an applicant be selected and refuse occupancy for reasons other than a medical emergency, that applicant’s name will be removed from the waiting list. That applicant may reapply and will be placed on the waiting list by the new date of application. The applicant must check in with the agent/site manager at least once every six months if he/she wishes to remain on the waiting list. Failure to do so will result in automatic removal from the waiting list.

If the apartment complex has a waiting list of approximately one year the management will close the list until it becomes shorter.

All accepted tenants must pay rent as determined on the Tenant Certification Form, and sign that form along with apartment complex’s LIHTC approved lease and attachments.

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