This housing agency serves Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Fort Lee Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 530 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
1403 Teresa Drive, Fort Lee, NJ
(201) 947-7400Fort Lee Housing Authority serves 525 low-income households. The agency manages 536 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 83 percent of households served by Fort Lee Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Fort Lee Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 141 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Fort Lee Housing Authority.
There are 409 female-headed renter households living in Fort Lee Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Fort Lee Housing Authority.
Black | 32 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 68 |
White | 242 |
Hispanic | 184 |
There are 336 households headed by seniors served by the Fort Lee Housing Authority. Senior households are 64% of households in Fort Lee Housing Authority housing.
There are 94 persons with disabilities living in Fort Lee Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Fort Lee Housing Authority.
The Fort Lee 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.
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