This housing agency serves Taunton, Massachusetts.
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The Taunton Housing Authority (THA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The THA offers five public housing communities with 553 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the THA to pick up an application, located at 30 Olney St., Taunton, MA 02780, during normal office hours.2. 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 verification of any preferences being claimed.The THA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: displaced by natural forces, displaced by public action, displaced by government action, victim of domestic violence, or a veteran.More information can be found by visiting the THA website at http://www.tauntonhousing.com, or by calling 508-823-6308 during normal office hours.
Taunton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,684 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
30 Olney Street, Taunton, MA
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Taunton Housing Authority serves 1,544 low-income households. The agency manages 1,165 Housing Choice Vouchers and 496 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Taunton Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Taunton Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 324 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Taunton Housing Authority.
There are 1188 female-headed renter households living in Taunton Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the Taunton Housing Authority.
| Black | 247 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 15 |
| White | 1,034 |
| Hispanic | 247 |
There are 540 households headed by seniors served by the Taunton Housing Authority. Senior households are 35% of households in Taunton Housing Authority housing.
There are 509 persons with disabilities living in Taunton Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Taunton Housing Authority.
The Taunton Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
Some states and local governments have laws that protect renters with a Section 8 voucher who are looking for an available unit. Check your local laws.Dessiré Rodriguez says:
"Affordable Housing Online is by far, the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and expansive Section 8 information database."