Section 8 House For Rent in Ravena, New York

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 Ravena, New York 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 22 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Ravena, New York. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Skyline Garden Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 131

Address :

123 Livingston Ave,
Albany, NY 12207.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 31
  • 2 Bedroom: 73
  • 3 Bedroom: 27
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,492.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Skyline Gardens Apartments Preservation LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jlubonski@tmo.com
  • Phone: 856 596 3008

Bishop Broderick Apartments

Features :

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

Address :

50 Prescott ST,
Albany, NY 12205.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bishop Broderick Housing Development Fund Company
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Jill.McLellanPhelps@rcda.org
  • Phone: 518-459-0183 x 14

Parkview Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 118

Address :

400 HUDSON AVE,
Albany, NY 12203.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 54
  • 1 Bedroom: 64
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $890.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • TMG-NY Albany I, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lkmulholland@tmg-housing.com
  • Phone: 315-337-1401

Bethany Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 99

Address :

800 BETHANY VILLAGE,
West Coxsackie, NY 12192.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 99
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $832.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • BETHANY VILLAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: JJVarecka@CRMRentalMgmt.com
  • Phone: 315-337-1401

Castle Hill

Features :

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

Address :

114 GREEN AVE,
Castleton On Hudson, NY 12033.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • NCR of Castleton Housing Development Fund Co Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: housingcoordinator@nationalchurchresidences.org
  • Phone: 614-451-2151

Branson Manor Senior Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 49

Address :

3 GRANDVIEW DR,
Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 49
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • East Greenbush Housing Development Fund Co Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jill.mclellanphelps@rcda.org
  • Phone: 518-459-0183 x 14

Holy Wisdom Apts

Features :

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

Address :

428 WHITEHALL RD,
Albany, NY 12208.
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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: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Holy Wisdom Housing Development Fund Company Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sophiahw@nycap.rr.com
  • Phone: (518) 459-4910

Cohoes Falls Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 64

Address :

744 Broadway,
Albany, NY 12207.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 27
  • 3 Bedroom: 29
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,492.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cohoes Falls Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: VJohnson@TCBINC.org
  • Phone: 857-221-8635

Idlewild Terrace

Features :

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

Address :

110 SECOND ST,
Albany, NY 12210.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • THE IDLEWILD TERRACE HDF CORP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Dinetra@triponline.org
  • Phone: (518) 426-0602

Marie Rose Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 49

Address :

100 MARQUIS DR,
Slingerlands, NY 12159.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 49
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Marie Rose Manor Hsg Deve Fund Co Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jill.mclellanphelps@rcda.org
  • Phone: 518-459-0183 x 14

Ohav Sholom Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 122

Address :

115 NEW KRUMKILL RD,
Albany, NY 12208.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 122
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • 115 Krumkill Housing LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jlbaker@BeaconCommunitiesLLC.com
  • Phone: 617-574-1143

St. Sophia Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 90

Address :

426 WHITEHALL RD,
Albany, NY 12208.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 90
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • ST. SOPHIA SENIOR CIT HSG DEV FUND COMPANY INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sophiahw@nycap.rr.com
  • Phone: (518) 459-4910

Renwyck Place Apts.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 97

Address :

18 4th Ave,
Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 97
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Conductors Court NY TC LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ssinito@mhmltd.com
  • Phone: 2165201250

Greenbush Village Apts.

Features :

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

Address :

25 Crotched Mountain Way Ofc,
Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • CROTCHED MOUNTAIN OF NY-I-EAST GREENBUSH, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: iwright@metrocast.net
  • Phone: 603-933-3770

St. Vincents Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 59

Address :

475 Yates ST,
Albany, NY 12208.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 59
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • St Vincents Apartments HDF Co Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: deborah.dammobrien@rcda.org
  • Phone: 518-459-0183 x 14

Drake Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 20

Address :

112 2ND ST,
Albany, NY 12210.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DRAKE MANOR HOUSING CORP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ssmith4mk@gmail.com
  • Phone: 518 426-0602

Capital District Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 581

Address :

6 Executive Park Dr,
Albany, NY 12203.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 1
  • 1 Bedroom: 580
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $890.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Capital District Apartments LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: francinekellman@preservationdp.com
  • Phone: 2126346362

Historic Pastures Mansions

Features :

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

Address :

68 Westerlo Street,
Albany, NY 12202.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 56
  • 2 Bedroom: 65
  • 3 Bedroom: 27
  • 4 Bedroom: 2

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,492.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,637.00

Owner Name :

  • Historic Pastures Mansions, LLC.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: JJVARECKA@crmrentalmgmt.com
  • Phone: 315-337-1401

Robinson Square Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 115

Address :

325 HAMILTON ST,
Albany, NY 12210.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 8
  • 1 Bedroom: 59
  • 2 Bedroom: 34
  • 3 Bedroom: 9
  • 4 Bedroom: 5

Rent:

  • Condo: $890.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,492.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,637.00

Owner Name :

  • Robinson Square Associates LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: DOND@davidsonautonet.com
  • Phone: 315-334-9333

Van Rensselaer Heights

Features :

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

Address :

460 Forbes Ave,
Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 100
  • 2 Bedroom: 6
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • North River Meadows NY TC LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: fsinito@mhmltd.com
  • Phone: 2162501250

Bradford Street Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 19

Address :

186 Bradford Street,
Albany, NY 12208.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 11
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Center Housing Development Fund Corp.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Sorrentino@cfdsny.org
  • Phone: 518 489-8336

South Pearl Street Apts

Features :

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

Address :

646 S Pearl St,
Albany, NY 12202.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $991.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,207.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Center Housing Develop. Fund Corp., II
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sorrentino@cfdsny.org
  • Phone: 5182331667

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Ravena, New York

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

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 Ravena, 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 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 Ravena, New York 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 Ravena, New York are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Albany 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 Ravena, 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 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 Ravena, New York

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 Ravena, New York 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.