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Waiting List Information and Frequently Asked Questions
All of our waiting lists are currently closed.
The expected time frame for selection of the eldery /disabled waiting list is 2-8years. The expected time frame for selection of the Section 8 ( Voucher Choice program) is 5-8 years.
If you have a pending application, you must update your contact information and family composition when it changes by mail or online.You can submit , view and update your application at: https://hempsteadny.housingmanager.com/.
Selection will be conducted through a lottery. An applicant's position on the waiting list will be determined through a computerized lottery which is a random selection process. It does not matter what day or time you apply during the application period. Priority will be given to applicants who live or work in the Village of Hempstead and veterans.Applicants who are selected on the waiting list will be notified by the United States Postal Service (regular mail). Applications of participants that are not selected by lottery will be destroyed.
Do not call the housing authority on the status of an application.
Do not call the housing authority on the status of an application.
Hempstead Housing Authority (HHA) accepts applications ON LINE ONLY for affordable studio and one-bedroom apartments for elderly (62+) and disabled adults (receiving SSD or SSI) in our two developments:
General McArthur Senior Village, 260 Clinton Street, Hempstead, NY 11550Totten Towers, 20 Totten Street, Hempstead, NY 11550.
General McArthur Senior Village, 260 Clinton Street, Hempstead, NY 11550Totten Towers, 20 Totten Street, Hempstead, NY 11550.
To be qualified for admission, an applicant must:Have an annual income no more than $71,400 for one person or $81,600 for two persons.
- Be an adult household with a family member who is elderly (62 years old or older) or a disabled adult 18 years or older (determined by Social Security Administration).
- A disabled adult has impairment(s) other than a sole impairment of alcoholism or drug addiction.
- Not have any household members or guests engaged in any criminal activity that threatens the life, health, safety or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, or any drug related criminal activity.
- No household members subject to a lifetime sex offender registration in any state.
- Pay any money owed to HHA or any other housing authority.
- Prior housing, credit and criminal background will be checked.
WHAT IS SECTION 8?
The Section 8 program provides assistance for low income families in the private rental market through the Housing Assistance Payments Program (HAP).
RENTAL VOUCHER HOLDERS select a unit ( housing )from the private rental market. Rental assistance makes market rate housing affordable . Program participants normally pay no more than 30% of the monthly adjusted income toward rent and utlilities. The Housing Assistance Payment ( HAP) subsidizes the balance of the rent to the property owner.
Must comply with the terms and conditions of the lease.