This housing agency serves Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Closed: Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development (LHAND) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The family public housing waiting list is currently closed.The LHAND offers three public housing communities with 455 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are three ways to apply:1. Visit the LHAND to pick up an application, located at 174 South Common St., Lynn, MA 01905 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; Tuesday 8:00 am until 7:00 pm, and Fridays from 8:00 am until 12:30 pm.2. Request to have an application mailed to you by calling 781-581-8760 between the days and hours noted above.3. Download an application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include a copy of your DD214 if claiming the veteran preference.The LHAND does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Lynn, victim of domestic violence, or veteran.More information can be found by visiting the LHAND website at http://www.lhand.org/, or by calling 781-581-8760 on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Tuesday from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm, and Fridays from 8:00 am until 12:30 pm.
Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development provides affordable housing for up to 1,990 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
10 Church Street, Lynn, MA
Visit Website — (781) 581-8600Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development serves 1,879 low-income households. The agency manages 1,529 Housing Choice Vouchers and 427 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development households.
Working adults head 695 households and make up 37 percent of households served by Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development.
There are 1465 female-headed renter households living in Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development.
Black | 207 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 56 |
White | 601 |
Hispanic | 996 |
There are 676 households headed by seniors served by the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development. Senior households are 36% of households in Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development housing.
There are 469 persons with disabilities living in Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development.
The Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 5, 2024 and closed on November 5, 2024.
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