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Open: Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority Public Housing

The Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.

To apply, complete the the online application. 

The waiting list has the following preferences: Employed at least 15 hours per week or receiving unemployment insurance (elderly/disabled exempt), Schenectady City resident, Schenectady County resident.

For more information, visit the the SMHA website or call the office at (518) 386-7000.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518)386-7000.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Schenectady, New York Section 8 Voucher

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

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the the online application. 

The waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work locally, victims of domestic violence, veterans, households with more than one member, working families, families with children. 

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the the SMHA website, or call the office at (518) 386-7000.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority

375 Broadway, Schenectady, NY | Visit Website | (518) 386-7000

Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,415 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority is located in Schenectady, NY.

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