This housing agency serves Rensselaer, New York.
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The Rensselaer Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers two apartment communities for families, and senior disabled individuals and both are located in Rensselaer.To apply for public housing you must first call the housing authority at (518) 436-0230, to request an information packet be mailed to you. Once you have completed the information packet, and have gotten everything that needs to notarized completed, you then can stop in the office located at 85 Aiken Ave, Rensselaer, NY 12144, during normal office hours. Be sure to bring all of the original documents that the information packet says to bring with you.This housing authority has a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: living and/or working in Rensselaer.For more information, the housing authority can be reached by calling 518-436-0230, during normal office hours.
Rensselaer Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 244 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
85 Aiken Avenue, Rensselaer, NY
(518) 436-0230Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Rensselaer Housing Authority serves 201 low-income households. The agency manages 102 Housing Choice Vouchers and 131 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Rensselaer Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Rensselaer Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 94 households and make up 47 percent of households served by Rensselaer Housing Authority.
There are 162 female-headed renter households living in Rensselaer Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Rensselaer Housing Authority.
| Black | 50 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 109 |
| Hispanic | 34 |
There are 36 households headed by seniors served by the Rensselaer Housing Authority. Senior households are 18% of households in Rensselaer Housing Authority housing.
There are 38 persons with disabilities living in Rensselaer Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Rensselaer Housing Authority.
The Rensselaer Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Duane Lindoff says:
"This website makes it easier to wade through all the housing options. Thank you Affordable Housing Online!"