Morris County Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
- Family Public Housing is open.
- Morris County Housing Authority Senior Public Housing is open.
- Morris County, New Jersey Section 8 HCV is closed.
Learn more about Morris County Housing Authority.
Open: Family Public Housing
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Morris County Housing Authority (MCHA) is currently accepting Family Public Housing waiting list applications until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Persons Who Live, Work,or Attend School Locally and The Elderly.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the MCHA website, or call the office at (973) 540-0389.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (973) 540-0389.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 09/13/2018.
Open: Morris County Housing Authority Senior Public Housing
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Morris County Housing Authority (MCHA) is currently accepting Senior Public Housing waiting list applications until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Persons Who Live, Work,or Attend School Locally and The Elderly.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the MCHA website, or call the office at (973) 540-0389.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (973) 540-0389.
Last Updated on 09/13/2018.
Closed: Morris County, New Jersey Section 8 HCV
The Morris County Housing Authority (MCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for three days in September, 2018. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Morris County, NJ is about 20 miles northwest of Newark, NJ.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. This waiting list was originally scheduled to close on October 18, 2018, but according to the MCHA, "Due to overwhelming response...the list will close on Friday, September 21, 2018."
This waiting list had the following preferences: Live, Work, or Attend School Locally, Working/Employed, or Disabled.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the MCHA website here, or call the office at (973) 540-0389.
Last Updated on 11/19/2018.
About Morris County Housing Authority
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Morris County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 938 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Morris County Housing Authority is located in Morris County, NJ.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Morris County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Morris County Housing Authority manages 635 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Homeownership | Ported Out | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 620 | 8 | 7 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $815 | $817 | $832 |
| Monthly Cost | $505,549 | $6,533 | $5,826 |
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 7% having issued approximately 95 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 8 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 41 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.8 persons and has a household income of $20,107 per year. 89% of households were very low income (VLI) and 64% were extremely low income (ELI). 25% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 73% 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, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 42% 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.
25% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 21% of households with children have a female head of household. 75% of all households were headed by a female.
33% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 16% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Morris County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 29% include at least one person with a disability. 51% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 35% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
62% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 27% with 2 bedrooms and 11% with 3 or more bedrooms. 6% 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 Morris County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $499 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $881. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $103.
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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