Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Rentals in Rockland County, New York

Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties

We list 32 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in Rockland County, New York. 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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Help Me Independent Living Center

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 23

Address :

164 E Eckerson RD,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 14
  • 2 Bedroom: 9
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Help Me Housing Development Fund Company, Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jpg@multifamilymgt.com
  • Phone: (845) 368-2400

Rockland Ahrc Homes

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Features :

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

Address :

70 N Harrison AVE,
Congers, NY 10920.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • Homes for the Exceptional Company Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: john.mk.smith@outlook.com
  • Phone: 845 267-2500

Esther Dashew Apartments

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(845) 352-3333

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 105

Address :

20 SECORA DR,
Monsey, NY 10952.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 105
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • FLG Company LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jpg@mmsgroup.com
  • Phone: 845-368-2400

Warren Knolls

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 96

Address :

500 Warrent Knolls Drive,
Haverstraw, NY 10927.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 96
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Gurnee Housing Preservation, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mfinkle@related.com
  • Phone: 212-421-5333

Jawonio Apartments

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Features :

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

Address :

15 PARK AVE,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • JAWONIO RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: randi.rios-castro@jawonio.org
  • Phone: 8457082000

Monterey Gardens

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 106

Address :

1 MONTEREY GDNS,
Nanuet, NY 10954.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 106
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Bardonia Associates LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: marc@rhodesny.com
  • Phone: 212-686-5681

Nyack Plaza Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 173

Address :

801 NYACK PLZ,
Nyack, NY 10960.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 30
  • 1 Bedroom: 66
  • 2 Bedroom: 43
  • 3 Bedroom: 34
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Nyack Plaza Housing Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dwall@rmcdev.com
  • Phone: (914)592-5434

Maplewood Gardens

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Features :

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

Address :

201 MAPLEWOOD GDNS,
Nanuet, NY 10954.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 27
  • 2 Bedroom: 20
  • 3 Bedroom: 3
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Clarkstown Preservation, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mcarbone@related.com
  • Phone: 212-421-5333

Middlewood Senior Citizen Park

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 102

Address :

80 N Middletown RD,
Nanuet, NY 10954.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 102
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Clarkstown Middlewood Housing Development Fund Com
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ghoehmann@msn.com
  • Phone: (914) 639-2050

New Square Family Housing

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Features :

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

Address :

700 WILSON AVE,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 13
  • 3 Bedroom: 17
  • 4 Bedroom: 14

Owner Name :

  • NSCPDC, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: amig@nscpd.net
  • Phone: 845-354-7774 x4

Rockland Gardens

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Features :

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

Address :

701 SICKLES AVE,
Nyack, NY 10960.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 35
  • 2 Bedroom: 33
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Rockland Gardens Associates, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ayassky@rocklandrealty.com
  • Phone: (845) 356-2400

Surrey Carlton Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 175

Address :

45-4 Ewing Ave.,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 32
  • 2 Bedroom: 133
  • 3 Bedroom: 8
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Surrey Carlton Preservation LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: nweinthal@grcrealty.com
  • Phone: 718-240-4112

Tallman Towers

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Features :

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

Address :

36 S BROADWAY,
Nyack, NY 10960.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 22
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 2
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • South Broadway Housing LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mssoja@mdgltd.com
  • Phone: 914-736-7368

Squadron Gardens Snr Czn Hsg

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(914) 638-2262

Features :

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

Address :

1 SQUADRON BLVD,
New City, NY 10956.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 100
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Squadron Gardens Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: TLamberto@AborManagement.com
  • Phone: 845-450-5150

Red Schoolhouse Road Snr Ctzn Hsg

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Features :

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

Address :

13 HUBERT HUMPHREY DR,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 94
  • 2 Bedroom: 6
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Chestnut Ridge Owners, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: asher@toporovsky.com
  • Phone: 201-836-1575

Spook Rock Senior Citizens Apts.

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SpookRock

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 80

Address :

200 DASHEW DR,
Suffern, NY 10901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 80
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Spook Rock United Elderly Partners, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jpg@multifamilymgt.com
  • Phone: 845-368-2400

Ross Towers

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 112

Address :

200 LAFAYETTE AVE,
Suffern, NY 10901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 112
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Rockland Home for the Aged Housing Development Fun
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ira@bigmessages.com
  • Phone: 8453579507

Stony Point Elderly Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 74

Address :

401 Tomkins AVE,
Stony Point, NY 10980.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 19
  • 1 Bedroom: 55
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Stony Point Apartments LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jmadeo@mountco.com
  • Phone: 914-723-1200

Thorpe Village

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 198

Address :

1 THORPE DR,
Sparkill, NY 10976.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 197
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Thorpe Housing Development Fund Co., Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ursula.joyce@throrpevillage.org
  • Phone: 845-359-6543

Venture South Community Residence

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 10

Address :

220 KINGS HWY,
Orangeburg, NY 10962.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 10
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • V.O.T. Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dan.lutkens@campventure.com
  • Phone: (914) 624-3860

Camp Venture Ind Liv Fac

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 21

Address :

250 ROUTE 340,
Sparkill, NY 10976.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • VENTURE CARE HOUSING DEV FUND Co., Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mshelley@campventure.org
  • Phone: (845) 624-3861

Rockland Arc Liv Alt

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 15

Address :

95 Blanchard Rd,
Stony Point, NY 10980.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Home for the Exceptional II, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: CRoberts@TheArcRockland.org
  • Phone: 845-267-2500

West Haverstraw Senior Citizen Hsg.

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Features :

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

Address :

119 WALNUT HLS,
West Haverstraw, NY 10993.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 100
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • West Haverstraw Preservation, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mfinkle@related.com
  • Phone: 212-421-5333

Jawonio Residential Opportunity

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 17

Address :

143 W Eckerson Rd,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 16
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Jawonio Residential Opportunities II, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jwarner@jawonio.org
  • Phone: (845)708-2000

Esther Gitlow Towers Ii

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 79

Address :

200 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern, NY 10901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 79
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ESTHER GITLOW TOWERS II HDFC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jeannefeff@cs.com
  • Phone: 845-357-9507

Rockland Arc Visions

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 15

Address :

199 Red Hill Rd,
New City, NY 10956.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • HOMES FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL IV INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: SRubinsky@rocklandarc.org
  • Phone: 845-267-2500

Venture Development 2002

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 18

Address :

136 N Middletown Rd,
Nanuet, NY 10954.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • VENTURE DEVELOPMENT 2002, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dan.lutkens@campventure.com
  • Phone: 845-624-3860

Venture 2004 Development

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Features :

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

Address :

18 Stanely Road,
Garnerville, NY 10923.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • VENTURE DEVELOPMENT 2004, INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Matt.shelley@campventure.com
  • Phone: 845-624-3860

Jawonio Residential Opportunities Iii

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 15

Address :

1 Franklin Lane,
New City, NY 10956.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Jawonio Residential Opportunities III, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Randi.Rios-Castro@Jawonio.org
  • Phone: 845-708-2000

Arc Of Rockland Community Connections

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Features :

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

Address :

2 Redwood Court,
Nanuet, NY 10954.
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Assisted Units by Size :

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

Owner Name :

  • Homes for the Exceptional V, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: gobrien@rocklandarc.org
  • Phone: 845-267-2500 3225

Rockland Arc Project Independence

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 15

Address :

77 Highview Rd,
Suffern, NY 10901.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Homes for the Exceptional III
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: PAdams@rocklandarc.org
  • Phone: 845-267-2500

Camp Venture Opts 2005

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 11

Address :

109 Old Nyack Turnpike,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 11
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Venture Cares Option 1
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: demond@campventure.org
  • Phone: 845-624-5330

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 Rockland County, New York, 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 Rockland County, New York

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Rockland County, New York

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 Rockland County, New York 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 Rockland County, New York.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Rockland County, New York 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 Rockland County, New York are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Rockland 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 Rockland County, New York

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 Rockland County, New York

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 Rockland County, New York 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.