What happens after you apply
After you submit your application, Civida will:
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Review your application for eligibility and completeness.
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Provide you with an applicant code you can use when communicating with us.
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Calculate your point score, place you on the priority list, and update your application status in the online Applicant Portal.
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Contact you when a home becomes available for you.
Ensure that your application remains active by updating your application every six months on Applicant Portal.
Check the status of your application
To check the status of your application:
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Log in to the Applicant Portal using your email and password.
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Under “Account Information,” your application status will be listed as:
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Incomplete – You need to finish and submit your application
- In Review – Your application has been submitted and more information is required
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Applied – Your application has been submitted and is waiting to be reviewed
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Eligible – Your application has been reviewed and is eligible
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Ineligible – Your application has been reviewed and is not eligible
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Cancelled – Your application has been cancelled
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Contact us if you have any questions.
Update your application
It is very important to let us know if your information changes after you submit your application. This can change your point score and your place on the priority list.
Be sure to update your application when:
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Someone has moved in or out of your home
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A baby is born or adopted into your home
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Your income or a household member’s income has changed
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Your contact information has changed: email, phone number, mailing address
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You have moved to a new address
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Your current rent amount has changed
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If the area or building you want to live in has changed
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If you will need a different number of bedrooms than when you originally applied
How to Update Your Application
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Log into the online Applicant Portal using your email and password.
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Navigate to the section of the application you want to update.
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Make the required changes.
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We will review the changes, and update your application status in the online Applicant Portal as needed.
Removing applications from the priority list
You will remain on our priority list unless:
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Mail sent by Civida is returned unopened and there is no other means of contacting you.
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Attempts to reach you by phone, email or approved third-party contacts are unsuccessful over time.
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More than one year passes since you last contacted us or updated your application.
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You refuse a housing offer twice for no reasonable reasons.
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Your situation changes and you are no longer technically eligible for our programs.
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You ask to withdraw your application and be removed from the priority list.