Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

Waiting Lists

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Open: Federal Elderly Housing Project-Based

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Federal Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Wooster Manor and Putnam Towers is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2018 until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online. Select the application link under "Federal Elderly Housing Application."

This waiting list has the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Section 8 Elderly Housing Project-Based

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8  Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Ives Manor is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least September, 2018, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online. Select the application link under "DHA Housing Corp Elderly Housing Program"

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Danbury, Connecticut Section 8 Voucher

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for four days in September, 2018; and before that in March, 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Danbury, CT is about 30 miles west of New Haven, CT.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Download and print the application online.
  3. Pick up an application at the HACD office.

If completing a paper application, it must have been mailed to the HACD office; and postmarked between September 10, 2018 and September 13, 2018, or it was not accepted.

Only one submission per family was accepted and duplicate applications were rejected.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Persons with Disabilities; Persons Who Live or Work Locally; The Homeless.

300 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Housing Authority of the City of Danbury Mainstream Voucher

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 8, 2021 until February 11, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the HACD public notice "All applications must contain a household member that is a non-elderly person with a disability between the ages of 18-61."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Print the online paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was postmarked by February 11, 2021 and mailed to the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

100 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACD public notice on February 2, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Danbury, Connecticut.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: State Elderly Housing Project-Based

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) State Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Glen Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to download and print the application online.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Family Housing Project-Based

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) is not accepting Family Housing waiting list applications at this time.

For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

2 Mill Ridge Road, Danbury, CT | Visit Website | (203) 744-2500

Housing Authority of the City of Danbury provides affordable housing for up to 1,193 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Housing Authority of the City of Danbury offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Moderate Rehabilitation

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of Danbury is located in Danbury, CT.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.