This housing agency serves City of Orange, New Jersey.
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| Closed: Orange, New Jersey Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Unknown: Orange Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Orange Housing Authority (OHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for six days in July, 2019. 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: Live in the City of Orange; Victim of Domestic Violence; Flood victims.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences. According to the OHA, written notification of accepted eligible applicants may take several weeks.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Orange Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,147 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
340 Thomas Boulevard, City of Orange, NJ
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Orange Housing Authority serves 794 low-income households. The agency manages 748 Housing Choice Vouchers and 256 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Orange Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Orange Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 293 households and make up 37 percent of households served by Orange Housing Authority.
There are 635 female-headed renter households living in Orange Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Orange Housing Authority.
| Black | 643 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 8 |
| White | 32 |
| Hispanic | 111 |
There are 341 households headed by seniors served by the Orange Housing Authority. Senior households are 43% of households in Orange Housing Authority housing.
There are 150 persons with disabilities living in Orange Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Orange Housing Authority.
The Orange Housing Authority is rated as a troubled 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.
Orange Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 3, 2019 and closed on July 8, 2019.
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