Housing Authority of Bergen County
Waiting Lists
Learn more about Housing Authority of Bergen County.
- Lehmann Gardens Disabled Disabled is open.
- Franklin Villa Apartments, Veteran Low-Income is open.
- Emerson Veteran Supportive Housing Low-Income is open.
- Hasbrouck Heights Senior is open.
- Bergen County, New Jersey Section 8 HCV is closed.
- Montvale Commons 1-Bedroom Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- Franklin Lakes Disabled Supportive Housing Disabled is closed.
- Franklin Heights Apartments Senior Senior is closed.
- Carucci Apartments Senior Senior is closed.
- Upper Saddle River, Supportive Housing Low-Income is closed.
- Grove Gardens Senior is closed.
- Silver Maple Garden Senior Residence Senior is closed.
- Saddle River Senior Residence Senior is closed.
- David F. Roche Apartments Senior is closed.
Open: Lehmann Gardens Disabled Disabled
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Disabled Project-Based Rental Assistance waiting list for apartments at Lehmann Gardens is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2018, until further notice.
Please note: This garden apartment complex is specifically designed for people who use wheelchairs.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
The waiting list has the following preferences: Live, work or training in Park Ridge; wheelchair users; elderly; non-elderly disabled.
For more information visit the HABC Our Buildings page, or the HABC website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Disabled rental assistance in Park Ridge, New Jersey.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (201) 336-7600.
Last Updated on 06/07/2022.
Open: Franklin Villa Apartments, Veteran Low-Income
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Franklin Villa Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May 2021, until further notice.
- Franklin Villa Apartments, are located at 188 Franklin Street, Northvale, NJ 07647
Please note: The HABC website states " Eight One Bedroom Apartments are set aside for special needs disabled and/or homeless veteran households. Applications currently available to Veterans Only".
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application available here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC on May 18, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Northvale, New Jersey.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (201) 336-7600.
Last Updated on 06/07/2022.
Open: Emerson Veteran Supportive Housing Low-Income
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Emerson Veteran Supportive Housing waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
- Homeless veterans, Bergen County veterans with service connected disabilities.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC on August 24, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Emerson, New Jersey.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (201) 336-7600.
Last Updated on 06/07/2022.
Open: Hasbrouck Heights Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for apartments at Hasbrouck Heights is currently open on a limited basis.
The HABC is accepting applications for this waiting list from September 12, 2022 at 9:00 am, until September 16, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST.
Please note: According to the HABC public notice, "Hasbrouck Heights Residents only May Apply".
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC on October 4, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (201) 336-7600.
Last Updated on 02/21/2023.
Closed: Bergen County, New Jersey Section 8 HCV
The Housing Authority of Bergen County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from May 16, 2022, until May 20, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Veterans and surviving spouses
- Leasing in Place in Bergen County, NJ
- Senior, working, training, or disabled in Bergen County
- Resident of Bergen County
- Senior, working, training, or disabled outside of Bergen County
- All other applicants
350 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice on May 11, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 11/13/2022.
Closed: Montvale Commons 1-Bedroom Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Montvale Commons waiting list is currently closed. Applications for 1-Bedroom, Project Based Voucher units were last accepted from August 12, 2019, until August 16, 2019.
Montvale Commons is located at 150 Nottingham Ct, Montvale, NJ 07645.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Written and faxed applications were not accepted.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Disabled households in need of supportive services
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Last Updated on 08/19/2019.
Closed: Franklin Lakes Disabled Supportive Housing Disabled
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Disabled Supportive Housing waiting list for apartments at Franklin Lakes Supportive Housing is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
To apply, during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The waiting list had the following preferences: Persons who live or work locally, persons with disabilities in need of supportive services, persons who are disabled and wheelchair dependent requiring a fully ADA-compliant unit and in need of supportive services, all other persons with disabilities.
For more information, visit the HABC Our Buildings page, or the HABC website.
Last Updated on 03/20/2020.
Closed: Franklin Heights Apartments Senior Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Seniors waiting list for Studio and 1-Bedroom apartments at Franklin Heights Apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from August 18, 2020, until 50 applications were received. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: In order to be eligible to apply, at least one household member/applicant must be 62 years of age or older.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
- Studio apartment: 1 person: $37,350
- 1-Bedroom apartment:
- 1 person: $37,350
- 2 persons: $42,650
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Applicants who live, work, train, or attend school in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Sussex counties will be given preference.
50 applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice, as of August 8, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Northvale, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 08/19/2020.
Closed: Carucci Apartments Senior Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Carucci Apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from May 24, 2021 until June 22, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
- 1 Person $38,300
- 2 Persons $43,800
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Applicants who live, work, train, or attend school in Bergen County.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.
The waiting list closed after 250 applications were received.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC on June 22, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 06/22/2021.
Closed: Upper Saddle River, Supportive Housing Low-Income
The Housing Authority of Bergen County Supportive Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Upper Saddle River is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from June 13, 2022, until June 17, 2022.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Please note: According to the HABC public notice, "51 of the 69 units will be reserved for low-income seniors 55 years of age or older. 18 of the 69 units will be reserved for special need households, with a preference given to homeless veterans. Of these 18 units, 5 units will be age restricted to individuals 55 years of age and older."
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- homeless veterans
300 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice on June 10, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 06/17/2022.
Closed: Grove Gardens Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for Studio, 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Grove Gardens is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from September 26, 2022, until September 30, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were available on the public notice.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Applicants who work, live, train, or attend school in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and Sussex Counties.
100 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice on September 7, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 09/30/2022.
Closed: Silver Maple Garden Senior Residence Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Silver Maple Garden Senior Residence is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 28, 2022, until December 1, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limit for each household size were as follows:
- 1 Person $42,850
- 2 Persons $49,000
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Applicants who work, live, train, or attend school in Bergen County.
150 applicants will be placed on this waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice on December 13, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Bogota, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 12/14/2022.
Closed: Saddle River Senior Residence Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Saddle River Senior Residence is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from December 19, 2022, until December 22, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limit for each household size were as follows:
- 1 Person $42,850
- 2 Persons $49,000
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Applicants who work, live, train, or attend school in Bergen County.
125 applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC public notice on December 13, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Saddle River, New Jersey .
Last Updated on 12/22/2022.
Closed: David F. Roche Apartments Senior
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) Senior waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at David F. Roche is closed.
The HABC last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 9, 2023, until January 12, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Live, work, train or attend school in Bergen County
250 selected applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABC notice on January 5, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Dumont, New Jersey.
Last Updated on 01/12/2023.
About Housing Authority of Bergen County
1 Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ | Visit Website | (201) 336-7600
Housing Authority of Bergen County provides affordable housing for up to 4,119 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, Housing Authority of Bergen County offers other programs for eligible households, including:
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of Bergen County is located in Bergen County, NJ.
The Housing Authority does not serveCliffside Park, Edgewater, Englewood, Fort Lee and Lodi
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Housing Authority of Bergen County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Bergen County manages 3,748 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Ported Out | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 3,049 | 65 | 146 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $1,095 | $1,057 | $1,000 |
| Monthly Cost | $3,339,741 | $68,722 | $145,945 |
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 5% having issued approximately 676 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 10 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 52 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2 persons and has a household income of $16,272 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 77% were extremely low income (ELI). 29% of households had wages as a major source of income, 4% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 66% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 35% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 40% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 7% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
29% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 28% of households with children have a female head of household. 76% of all households were headed by a female.
56% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 25% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Bergen County Housing Choice Voucher program, 22% include at least one person with a disability. 36% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 39% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
53% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 31% with 2 bedrooms and 16% with 3 or more bedrooms. 8% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of Bergen County voucher holders in 2016 was $436 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,057. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $105.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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