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 West Point, 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 20 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in West Point, New York. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Burton Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 125
Address :
36 CERONE PL,
Newburgh, NY 12550.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 125
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Burton Towers LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jbmounty@mountco.com
- Phone: 9147231200
Community Residence Brady Avenue
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 7
Address :
21 BRADY AVE,
Newburgh, NY 12550.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 7
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Orange Housing Incorporated
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: christopher.fortune@thearcoforange.org
- Phone: (845) 561-0670 x 1218
Beaveridge
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 167
Address :
1965 ALLAN AVE,
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 167
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,566.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Beaveridge Housing Associates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rmpascucci@jobco.com
- Phone: 516-487-0050
Warren Knolls
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 96
Address :
500 Warrent Knolls Drive,
Haverstraw, NY 10927.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 96
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Gurnee Housing Preservation, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mfinkle@related.com
- Phone: 212-421-5333
Highland Falls Housing
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 50
Address :
40 W POINT HWY,
Highland Falls, NY 10928.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 10
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,412.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Highland Falls Preservation, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mfinkle@related.com
- Phone: 212-421-5333
Chestnut Ridge Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 63
Address :
62 Chestnut St,
Cold Spring, NY 10516.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 63
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Chestnut Ridge Associates
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: hhfarm5@htomail.com
- Phone: 8458784789
Davies South Terrace Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 115
Address :
2 S DAVIES TER,
Beacon, NY 12508.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 32
- 2 Bedroom: 65
- 3 Bedroom: 15
- 4 Bedroom: 3
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,412.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,796.00
- 4 Bedroom: $2,022.00
Owner Name :
- Davies South Terrace Associates LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: efconroy@chmc1.com
- Phone: 914-723-1200
Maybrook Gardens
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 36
Address :
105 CLARK PLACE,
Maybrook, NY 12543.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 36
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Hudson River Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: emurphy@hudsonriverhousing.org
- Phone: 845-454-5176
Stuhr Gardens
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 104
Address :
3 WIBERLY AVE,
Peekskill, NY 10566.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 28
- 2 Bedroom: 49
- 3 Bedroom: 27
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,566.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,883.00
- 3 Bedroom: $2,377.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Stuhr Gardens Housing Development Fund Co Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: maricruz@CHCMC1.com
- Phone: (914) 592-5434
The Cedars
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 88
Address :
400 CLIFF ST,
Walden, NY 12586.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 57
- 2 Bedroom: 26
- 3 Bedroom: 5
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,412.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,796.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Walden Preservation, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jbrodsky@related.com
- Phone: 212-421-5333
West Haverstraw Senior Citizen Hsg.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 100
Address :
119 WALNUT HLS,
West Haverstraw, NY 10993.
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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: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- West Haverstraw Preservation, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mfinkle@related.com
- Phone: 212-421-5333
Stony Point Elderly Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 74
Address :
401 Tomkins AVE,
Stony Point, NY 10980.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 19
- 1 Bedroom: 55
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $1,747.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Stony Point Apartments LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jmadeo@mountco.com
- Phone: 914-723-1200
Underhill Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 12
Address :
240 Underhill AVE,
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,566.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,883.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Yorktown Housing Fund, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: msoja@mdgltd.com
- Phone: 914-736-7368
Barham House
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 99
Address :
951 MAIN ST,
Peekskill, NY 10566.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 25
- 1 Bedroom: 74
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $1,353.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,566.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Barham House LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jmadeo@mountco.com
- Phone: 914-723-1200
Venture 2004 Development
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 5
Address :
18 Stanely Road,
Garnerville, NY 10923.
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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: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- VENTURE DEVELOPMENT 2004, INC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Matt.shelley@campventure.com
- Phone: 845-624-3860
Rockland Arc Liv Alt
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 15
Address :
95 Blanchard Rd,
Stony Point, NY 10980.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 15
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Home for the Exceptional II, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: CRoberts@TheArcRockland.org
- Phone: 845-267-2500
Senior Housing At Mahopac Hills
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 47
Address :
106 Route 6,
Carmel, NY 10512.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 47
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- SENIOR HOUSING AT MAHOPAC HILLS HDFC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Puthousing@aol.com
- Phone: 845-225-2012
Lakeview Senior Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 23
Address :
35 Seminary Hill Rd,
Carmel, NY 10512.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 23
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,778.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Lakeview Housing Development Fund Corp.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: puthousing@aol.com
- Phone: 845-225-8493
Crystal Run
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 12
Address :
Sara Wells Trail,
Campbell Hall, NY 10916.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 12
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- CRYSTAL RUN OWNER CORPORATION V
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: bill.sammis@crvi.org
- Phone: 845-343-6589
Varick Homes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 119
Address :
121-A VARICK HOMES,
Newburgh, NY 12550.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 30
- 2 Bedroom: 65
- 3 Bedroom: 24
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,107.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,412.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,796.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Varick-Peterson Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: ebony@varickpetersonboard.com
- Phone: (845)863-9900
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in West Point, New York
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in West Point, 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 West Point, 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 West Point, 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 West Point, New York are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Orange 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 West Point, 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 West Point, 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 West Point, 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.