This housing agency serves North Adams, Massachusetts.
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| Closed: North Adams Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in North Adams, Massachusetts.
The North Adams Housing Authority in North Adams, MA, is open for one day only on August 22, 2024. Online applications may be submitted from 9:00AM to 3:00PM.
This waiting list last opened up on July 15, 2014. In 2014, application was required to be made in person only at the housing authority offices.
This time around, applications were submitted made with an online Section 8 application or in person on paper.
In person applications were made at the housing authority office at 150 Ashland Street, North Adams, MA 01247. For in person, paper applications could only be picked up at the housing authority office on August 22, 2024 but could be turned in up to 14 days later (September 5, 2024).
The housing authority has a local residency preference that gives waiting list preference to those who currently live or work in the City of North Adams. The housing authority also has a preference for homeless persons, those at risk of becoming homeless those displaced through no fault of their own, and victims of domestic violence.
Selection Process
The waiting list is a random lottery. It will be sorted by preference and applicants will be selected at random. Applying early in the day had no effect on the order in which applicants were added to the waiting list.
Source
This waiting list status was confirmed by the housing authority public notice on August 20, 2024 by Dave Layfield.
North Adams Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 677 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
150 Ashland Street, North Adams, MA
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North Adams Housing Authority serves 656 low-income households. The agency manages 389 Housing Choice Vouchers and 291 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by North Adams Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of North Adams Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 118 households and make up 18 percent of households served by North Adams Housing Authority.
There are 439 female-headed renter households living in North Adams Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the North Adams Housing Authority.
| Black | 26 |
| Native American | 7 |
| White | 610 |
| Hispanic | 13 |
There are 223 households headed by seniors served by the North Adams Housing Authority. Senior households are 34% of households in North Adams Housing Authority housing.
There are 203 persons with disabilities living in North Adams Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the North Adams Housing Authority.
The North Adams Housing Authority 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.
North Adams Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on August 22, 2024 and closed on August 22, 2024.
Looking for landlords who will take a Section 8 voucher?
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