Elizabeth City Housing Authority
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Public Housing
Elizabeth City Housing Authority (ECHA) was established in 1961 with the apartments being constructed by 1965. Currently ECHA manages 330 Public Housing Units in 3 locations.
Public Housing at ECHA is income-based, and the eligibility guidelines are set by HUD. If you have questions, would like to apply, or check the status of the waitlist for Public Housing, please stop by our office or call 252.335.5411.
For more information on the Public Housing Program, please visit HUD.
Maintenance
For Maintenance Requests during office hours call 252.335.5411.
For After-Hours Emergencies, call 252.202.8666.
Considered Maintenance Emergencies:
- Broken Door Lock or Window
- Broken Water Line
- Excessive Flooding
- Exposed Electrical Line (visible sparks or overheating)
- Fire (please dial 9-1-1 first)
- Gas Leak (please dial 9-1-1 first)
- No Air Conditioning (during hot weather)
- No Heat (during cold weather)
- No Power (connected to or caused by the electrical company)
- Sewage Backups (overflowing toilet, exposure to raw sewage, etc.)
For Medical, Safety, or Life-Threatening Emergencies, please dial 911.
ECHA Office Closed in Observance of the Following Holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents' Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day & Friday after
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
No Smoking Policy
In compliance with HUD rulings, all ECHA offices and public housing properties are smoke-free. Smoking is not permitted within 25 feet of any ECHA building.
A Message From Our Executive Director
Welcome to the Elizabeth City Housing Authority's (ECHA) website! As the Executive Director, it is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all visitors exploring our online platform. We look forward to engaging with you as we work together to enhance housing opportunities and empower individuals and families in our community. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions.
Sandra Perry, Executive Director
Domestic Violence Protections
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) expands housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Changes under VAWA 2013 include extending protections to survivors of sexual assault; allowing survivors who remain in the unit to establish eligibility or find new housing when a lease is bifurcated; providing survivors with emergency transfers; and additional notification to applicants and tenants of housing rights under VAWA. While these changes substantially extend VAWA's coverage to include most affordable housing programs, they provide no protection to tenants in private market-rate housing but do apply to tenants with vouchers in private market-housing.
ECHA will provide all protection under VAWA 2013 to program participants and family members of program participants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking from being evicted or terminated from housing assistance based on acts of such violence against them.