Section 8 House For Rent in Ocean, New Jersey

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 Housing Choice in Ocean, New Jersey you must:

1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.

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

3. The applicant must 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 are 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.

If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.

Section 8 Apartments

We have located 23 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Ocean, New Jersey. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Manchester Senior Housing

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(844) 260-7164

Features :

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

Address :

40 Lacey Rd,
Manchester Township, NJ 08759.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Princeton Senior Living, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email:
  • Phone: 6099878900

Cornerstone At Barnegat

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(609) 607-5526

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 5

Address :

9 S Main St,
Barnegat, NJ 08005.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Barnegat Senior Apartments, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mdemayo@walters-group.com
  • Phone: 6096079500

Meadow Green

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(570) 764-7231

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 5

Address :

2257 Massachusetts Ave,
Toms River, NJ 08755.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Meadow Green Partnets LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: millerk@richmancapital.com
  • Phone: 2038690900

Toms River Senior Apartments

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(732) 240-2787

Features :

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

Address :

2121 Massachusetts Ave,
Toms River, NJ 08755.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Toms River Senior Apartments, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mdemayo@walters-group.com
  • Phone: 6096079500

Park Plaza

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

150 Mathistown Rd,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 50
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Little Egg Harbor Development Co
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jodonnell@tmo.com
  • Phone: 856 596 -0500

Eleanor Levovitz Senior Citizens

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 150

Address :

500 Clifton AVE,
Lakewood, NJ 08701.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 150
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Lakewood Senior Apartments Urban Renewal LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sam@thecapitalrealty.com
  • Phone: 845-356-7773

Harbor View Plaza

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(609) 296-3332

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

334 E Main St,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 50
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Harbor View Plaza Associates, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: drbeinhaker@gmail.com
  • Phone: (973) 984-9555

Highland Plaza

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 110

Address :

91 HIGHLAND PKY,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 110
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Triple Lindy Urban Renewal LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Pat@BLVDcrei.com
  • Phone: 323-302-9610

Lakewood Plaza I

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 68

Address :

96 Martin Lither King Drive,
Lakewood, NJ 08701.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 29
  • 3 Bedroom: 15
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,142.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Lakewood Plaza Housing LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: smendlowitz@lightstonegroup.com
  • Phone: 732-364-5938

Residential Resources

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

755 CEDAR BRIDGE AVE,
Lakewood, NJ 08701.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,092.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pcarlesimo@ladacin.org
  • Phone: (732) 493-5900 x 245

Winteringham Village

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 182

Address :

1040 ROUTE 166,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 61
  • 2 Bedroom: 58
  • 3 Bedroom: 63
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,142.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Winteringham Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: winteringhamvillage@tmo.com
  • Phone: (856)596-0500

Brick Consumer Home

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Features :

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

Address :

20 LONDON RD,
Brick, NJ 08723.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • TWENTY LONDON ROAD, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vluna@cspnj.org
  • Phone: 732-780-1175

Bayville Senior Citizens Housing

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 95

Address :

200 IGER ST,
Bayville, NJ 08721.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 95
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • BAYVILLE HOUSING ASSOCIATES
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mayguar@richmanmgt.com
  • Phone: (212) 888-7444

Stafford By The Bay

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 84

Address :

312 East Bay Avenue,
Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 84
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Presbyterian Home at Stafford, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ldoobraj@springpointsl.org
  • Phone: 732-430-3650

Omhs Housing 2002

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 5

Address :

771 Maple Rd,
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ocean Housing Development I, Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mtuohy@oceanmhs.org
  • Phone: (732) 269-4849 ext. 664

The Presbyterian Home At Manchester

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Features :

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

Address :

2204 Hilltop Rd,
Manchester Township, NJ 08759.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 83
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Presbyterian Home at Manchester Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ldoobraj@springpointsl.org
  • Phone: 732-350-1300

Chambers Crescent

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 62

Address :

483 Cedar Bridge Ave,
Lakewood, NJ 08701.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 33
  • 3 Bedroom: 29
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,142.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Chambers Crescent LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: joakman@cisnj.com
  • Phone: 609-298-2229

Omhs Housing 2004

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 5

Address :

240 Oak Lane,
Forked River, NJ 08731.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ocean Housing Development II, INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mtuohy@oceanmhs.org
  • Phone: 732-269-4849 ext. 664

Lakewood Plaza Ii

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 78

Address :

154 A DR. M. L. KING DRIVE,
Lakewood, NJ 08701.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 60
  • 2 Bedroom: 13
  • 3 Bedroom: 5
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,558.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,142.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Lakewood Plaza Estates Urban Renewal LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: oflagler@tryko.com
  • Phone: 732-415-6020 or 6028

Preferred Supportive Housing 2

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

37 Ridgewood Drive,
Toms River, NJ 08755.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Preferred Housing I Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vluna@cspnj.org
  • Phone: (732) 458-1700 x1110

Ocean Allies

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Features :

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

Address :

126 Oak Glen Rd,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Allies Homes, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: etretola@alliesnj.org
  • Phone: 609-689-0136

The Oaks At Toms River

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 84

Address :

923 Oak Ave,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 84
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Presbyterian Home at Dover, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: aargondizza@springpoint.org
  • Phone: 732-430-3650

Omhs Housing 2005

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 5

Address :

70 Schooner Avenue,
Barnegat, NJ 08005.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,230.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ocean Housing Development III, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mtuohy@oceanmhs.org
  • Phone: 732-269-4849 x 664

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Ocean, New Jersey

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Ocean, New Jersey

The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Ocean, New Jersey 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 area’s Federal Poverty Limit.

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

Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Ocean, New Jersey are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the ocean county housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. 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 bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Ocean, New Jersey

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 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 there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Ocean, New Jersey

The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.

Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.

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

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

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD define income as

  • 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.
  • the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.

5. how to get section 8 immediately?

There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.

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

When a PHA in Ocean, New Jersey issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.