The Weehawken Housing Authority (WHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The WHA does not have a family public housing program.The WHA offers one public housing community with 99 units dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.To apply for public housing, download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed to 525 Gregory Ave., Weehawken, NJ. No documents are needed at this time.The WHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: rent burden, displaced, substandard living conditions.More information can be found by visiting the WHA website at http://weehawkenha.com/, or by calling 201-348-4188 during normal office hours.
Weehawken Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 449 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
525 Gregory Avenue, Weehawken, NJ
Section 8 Application Checklist
Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Weehawken Housing Authority serves 353 low-income households. The agency manages 453 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Weehawken Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Weehawken Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 120 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Weehawken Housing Authority.
There are 268 female-headed renter households living in Weehawken Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Weehawken Housing Authority.
There are 204 households headed by seniors served by the Weehawken Housing Authority. Senior households are 58% of households in Weehawken Housing Authority housing.
There are 63 persons with disabilities living in Weehawken Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Weehawken Housing Authority.
The Weehawken Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
4800 Park Ave, Weehawken, New Jersey 07086
