Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Rentals in Kennebec County, Maine

Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties

We list 18 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in Kennebec County, Maine. A listing isn't a current vacancy or a house for rent, and our data doesn't show whether a property accepts vouchers. Ask each property whether it has openings, how to apply, and whether it accepts vouchers. Your share of the rent usually depends on your income. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

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Cotton Mill

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(207) 623-2591

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 57

Address :

2 Academy St,
Hallowell, ME 04347.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 44
  • 2 Bedroom: 13
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Cotton Mill Associates Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pbarkan@barkanco.com
  • Phone: (617) 482-5500

Arch Beta

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(207) 622-4908

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 100

Address :

3 Gray Birch Dr,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 88
  • 2 Bedroom: 12
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Augusta Regional Church Housing Corp, BETA
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dirigohous@aol.com
  • Phone: 207-622-4908

Chateau Cushnoc

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(207) 623-1112

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 60

Address :

36 Townsend St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 60
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Chateau Cushnoc, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mdinello@ehdoc.org
  • Phone: 954-835-9200

Seton Village

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 140

Address :

1 Carver St,
Waterville, ME 04901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 135
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Seton Village, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: setonvlg@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 207-873-0178

Greentree Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 83

Address :

45 New England Rd,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 30
  • 2 Bedroom: 30
  • 3 Bedroom: 20
  • 4 Bedroom: 3

Owner Name :

  • Greentree Associates II Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mpackard@waboston.com
  • Phone: 617-266-0044

Margaret Chase Smith House

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(207) 622-8870

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 44

Address :

7 Ridge Rd,
Augusta, ME 04333.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 44
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Augusta VOA Elderly Housing, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: majohnson@voa.org
  • Phone: 703-341-5000

Kennebec Street Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 16

Address :

10 Kennebec St,
Waterville, ME 04901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 4
  • 3 Bedroom: 12
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • WATERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: diane@watervillehousing.org
  • Phone: (207) 873-2155

Elm Street Group Home

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 8

Address :

14 Elm St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Motivational Services, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sandrews@mocomaine.com
  • Phone: (207) 626-3465

Glenridge Gardens

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 24

Address :

54 Glenridge Dr,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 19
  • 3 Bedroom: 5
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • New Glenridge Development Company LLC
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bparadis@thesilverstreetgroup.com
  • Phone: 207-780-9800

Kennebec Plaza

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 67

Address :

20 WILLOW ST,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 60
  • 2 Bedroom: 7
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ICH and KP LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: rstewart@stewartproperty.net
  • Phone: 207-774-8812

Orchard Hill Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 36

Address :

25 Ridge Rd,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 18
  • 3 Bedroom: 14
  • 4 Bedroom: 4

Owner Name :

  • Orchard Hills Associates II
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mjd@waboston.com
  • Phone: 6172660044

Durbin Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 28

Address :

6 Kimball St,
Waterville, ME 04901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 4
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • WATERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: diane@watervillehousing.org
  • Phone: (207) 873-2155

Moco Housing

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 3

Address :

46 Middle St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • MoCo Housing, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: j.harper@mocomaine.com
  • Phone: (207) 626-3465

Roncalli Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 30

Address :

144 State St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 30
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Roncalli Apartments, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mike@dbhmanagement.org
  • Phone: 207-773-6471

John Marvin Tower

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 32

Address :

38 Townsend St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 32
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • John Marvin Tower
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: tredlevske@ehdoc.com
  • Phone: 954-835-9200

St. Francis Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 40

Address :

52 Elm St,
Waterville, ME 04901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 40
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • St Francis Apartments Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: scott.graff@portlanddiocese.org
  • Phone: 2076609256

Maine State Housing Authority

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 0

Address :

353 Water St,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Water Street Apartments

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(207) 712-6945

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

98 Water Street,
Augusta, ME 04330.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Water Street Apartments, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: aaltmaier@realtyresourcesgroup.com
  • Phone: 207-236-6119

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher in Kennebec County, Maine, you must:

1. Meet HUD's income limits. In general, your family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area where you choose to live. Some low-income families, up to 80% of the area median, may qualify in limited cases.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. Meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity is ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Kennebec County, Maine

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Kennebec County, Maine

The Housing Choice Voucher program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Kennebec County, Maine can help you find and afford low-income housing.

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the median income for your area in Kennebec County, Maine.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Kennebec County, Maine will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Unless HUD approves a lower share, at least 75% of the families a Public Housing Agency (PHA) admits each year must be extremely low-income. That generally means income at or below the greater of 30% of the area median or the federal poverty level.

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Kennebec County, Maine are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Kennebec County housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

During the application process, the PHA will collect information on:

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and your bank, and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Kennebec County, Maine

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs set their own preferences. For example, a PHA may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If demand is high, some PHAs use a random lottery to choose applications, and many close their waiting lists. The PHA must give a reason for a rejection, and an applicant can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Kennebec County, Maine

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows you to pick an eligible house or apartment that accepts Section 8, based on your family size. Tenants typically pay about 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward rent. When a family first moves in, its share can't be more than 40 percent of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the local payment standard.

Once you find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers, it must pass a physical inspection. The housing voucher payment goes directly to the landlord.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher?

A housing choice voucher is provided by the federal government's major program to help very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

It depends on your housing agency's payment standard, which is usually set between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for your area. You typically pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income. When you first move in, your share can't be more than 40% of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the payment standard.

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD defines income to include:

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • Under HUD's 2023 income and asset rule, IRS-recognized retirement accounts such as a 401(k) generally do not count as assets, but payments you receive from them may count as income. Ask your housing agency how it applies this rule.

5. How to get Section 8 immediately?

Due to limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units, there is no guaranteed way to receive Section 8 immediately. The application process can be long and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get a Section 8 voucher after the interview?

When a PHA in Kennebec County, Maine issues a voucher, it gives the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family based on various factors.