Fairport Urban Renewal Agency

Waiting Lists

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Open: Monroe County, New York Section 8 HCV

The Fairport Urban Renewal Agency (FURA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 17, 2023 at 8:30 am ET, until further notice.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up an application in person from the FURA office, located at Fairport Village Hall, 31 S. Main Street, Suite 202, Fairport, NY 14450., from 8:30, until 4:00 ET.
  3. Download and print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Mailed to the FURA office, address mentioned above.
  2. Emailed to waitinglist@fairportny.com.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Homeless
  • Live or work in the FURA service area.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the FURA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the FURA website on May 16, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Town of Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, East Rochester, Brighton, Henrietta, Pittsford, Perinton, Rush, Mendon and Macedon and all villages within those areas including Fairport, Honeoye Falls, Webster and Pittsford, New York.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via email: waitinglist@fairportny.com.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/17/2023.

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Open: Monroe County, New York Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Fairport Urban Renewal Agency (FURA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications from May 17, 2023 at 8:30 am ET, until further notice.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Pick up an application in person from the FURA office, located at Fairport Village Hall, 31 S. Main Street, Suite 202, Fairport, NY 14450., from 8:30, until 4:00 ET.
  3. Download and print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Mailed to the FURA office, address mentioned above.
  2. Emailed to waitinglist@fairportny.com.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Homeless
  • Live or work in the FURA service area.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the FURA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the FURA website on May 16, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Town of Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, East Rochester, Brighton, Henrietta, Pittsford, Perinton, Rush ,Mendon and Macedon and all villages within those areas including Fairport, Honeoye Falls, Webster and Pittsford, New York.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via email: waitinglist@fairportny.com.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 05/17/2023.

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About Fairport Urban Renewal Agency

31 South Main Street, Fairport, NY | Visit Website | (585) 223-0747

Fairport Urban Renewal Agency provides affordable housing for up to 497 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Fairport Urban Renewal Agency is located in Monroe County, NY and Macedon, NY.

The Housing Authority does not serveIrondequoit and Rochester

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Fairport Urban Renewal Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Fairport Urban Renewal Agency manages 436 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Tenant Protection Ported Out
Vouchers 412 11 2
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $469 $131 $1,032
Monthly Cost $193,418 $1,443 $2,064
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 13% having issued approximately 34 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 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 31 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 $15,147 per year. 98% of households were very low income (VLI) and 66% were extremely low income (ELI). 22% of households had wages as a major source of income, 5% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 72% 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, 41% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 19% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 39% 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.

35% of households included children, 8% of which had two adults in the household. 30% of households with children have a female head of household. 79% of all households were headed by a female.

16% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 10% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Fairport Urban Renewal Agency Housing Choice Voucher program, 24% include at least one person with a disability. 49% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 31% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

51% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 28% with 2 bedrooms and 20% 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 Fairport Urban Renewal Agency voucher holders in 2016 was $385 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $494. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $67.

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.