This housing agency serves Mechanicville, New York.
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The Mechanicville Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.Please Note: The waiting list for public housing is over two years long.This housing authority offers two communities for public housing:1. Davenport Estates has 40 units, 25 of those units are designated for senior/disabled individuals, the remaining 15 units are for families.2. John S. Moore is a family community, that has 120 units, ranging from 1-4 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply for public housing:1. Stop by the housing authority, to pick up an application, located at 1 Harris Avenue, Mechanicville, NY 12118, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 518-664-9834, during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, proof of income, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list as: victim of domestic violence, living/working in Mechanicville, elderly, disabled.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://mechanicvillehousing.org/directory.htm, or they can be reached with any questions you may have by calling 518-664-9834, during normal office hours.
Mechanicville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 340 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1 Harris Avenue, Mechanicville, NY
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Mechanicville Housing Authority serves 285 low-income households. The agency manages 344 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 75 percent of households served by Mechanicville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Mechanicville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 82 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Mechanicville Housing Authority.
There are 196 female-headed renter households living in Mechanicville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 69% of those served by the Mechanicville Housing Authority.
| Black | 11 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 262 |
| Hispanic | 9 |
There are 88 households headed by seniors served by the Mechanicville Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Mechanicville Housing Authority housing.
There are 79 persons with disabilities living in Mechanicville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Mechanicville Housing Authority.
The Mechanicville Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Geri Ridley says:
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