West Hartford 55+ Project based section 8: Jan. 31- Feb. 9, 2017

WAITING LIST OPENING  

SECTION 8 PROJECT BASED VOUCHER

PROGRAM

The Housing Authority of the Town of West Hartford (WHHA) will be accepting pre-applications for apartments in the Housing Choice Voucher Project Based (HCV-PB) component of Alfred E. Plant Senior Apartments, which is located at 759 Farmington Avenue.  The HCV-PB Program is a federally-funded program which provides units with rental subsidizes to eligible households.

In order to apply, the head, co-head, spouse or sole member must be at least 55 years of age or older, must be eligible by household size for efficiency (0 BR) or one (1 BR) unit and meet the income and other eligibility guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

1 PERSON - $31,300

2 PERSONS – 35,750

Applications will be available from Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. through Thursday,

February 9, 2017 at 4 p.m.  Interested applicants may apply online at www.westhartfordha.org. This pre-application is accessible through any computer, tablet or smart phone. You are encouraged to apply online.

Paper pre-applications can also obtained in person in the lobby at 80 Shield Street, West

Hartford, CT during normal business hours.   Completed applications can be mailed to the Main Office located at 80 Shield Street, West Hartford, CT, 06110.   They must be postmarked no later than Thursday, February 9, 2017.

No pre-applications will be accepted via faxes or emails. Incomplete pre-applications will not be processed

Only one pre-application per family will be accepted; duplicate pre-applications will be discarded.  Each properly completed application will be assigned a lottery number.

Once all pre-applications have been processed, a lottery will be conducted.   Up to 300 preapplications will be selected and placed on the waiting list in the order selected.  The applicants selected through the lottery will be notified by mail. 

If you do not receive a letter by April 30, 2017, your pre-application was not drawn.

You will also be able to check your waiting list status at www.hmsforweb.com/owl.

If you require special assistance or an accommodation to 

complete the pre-application, contact the Authority at 860-953-0002 x25.

The West Hartford Housing Authority does not discriminate in admission or access to federally assisted housing programs.  Any eligible individual with handicap will be served.  Those who have visual or hearing impairments will be provided with the necessary information to access the program.