How To Apply

Please make sure that you follow these steps!

Applications WILL NOT be accepted without all of these steps completed. Processing of application will take 4-6 weeks.

Step 1:

POSITIVE ID:

• Must provide Social Security Card and the following:
• A Driver’s License or,
• A non-driver’s license picture ID or,
• A benefit card from DSS with your picture on it and
• A birth certificate or baptismal certificate

Step 2:

PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD INCOME:

• Pay Stubs from your employer (at least 2 pay stubs);
• Award Letter from SSI/SSD;
• Budget Sheet from DSS;
• Order of Support – or Support Stubs for child support received

Step 2:

IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD WE NEED:

• Copies of Birth Certificates and Social Security cards for ALL children

Step 2:

COMPLETED APPLICATION AND SIGNATURES

• You must sign the HUD Release of Information forms (there are two places to sign)
• You must fill out and sign both the Criminal History Questionnaire and Criminal Release Form for all household members over 16 years old.
• You must fill out and sign Citizen Declaration for all household members.
• You must provide your current and previous landlord name, address and phone number.
• False information given on an application is grounds for immediate denial. Please ask if you do not understand a question rather than filling out the wrong information. Please read the reverse side of this coversheet.

Affordable Housing Program:

This program is for people who are working, but cannot afford a typical market rate rental. The rents are slightly lower than market rate. Families with a Section 8 Certificate fall into this category. This program is supported by a grant from New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation.

Subsidized Housing Program:

This program is for people who need additional assistance above and beyond the Affordable Housing Program. You may qualify if you receive financial support in any of the following ways: Public Assistance, Supplemental Security Income, or receive low to moderate employment earnings.

Waiting Lists for the Programs:

The lengths of these waiting lists vary, so please ask the Rental Management staff for further details.

• Application Process:
• Consists of the following criteria:
• Completed and Truthful Application
• Credit History
• Criminal History
• Landlord references

Please see Applicant Requirement Pamphlet for further details. It will take 4-6 weeks to process your application. You will receive a letter when your application is Approved or Denied. Contact us if you change your address or phone number within the next two weeks, or after you have applied.