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Open: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for RAD/Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Corliss Park, Fallon Apartments, Grand Street Apartments, Griswold Heights, Martin Luther, King Apartments, Phelan Court, Sweeney Apartments, Taylor Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. Scroll down to the "PRE-APPLICATION FORM" section, and select the "Pre-App for All RAD Sites" link.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live in Troy, New York (including applicants temporarily placed outside the city, through no fault of their own, by Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, whose last permanent address was within the City of Troy, New York).
  • Working families and those unable to work due to age (62+) or disability not related to alcohol or substance abuse.
    • Working means documented employment or contracting of 20 hours or more per week that will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Veterans/Current Military Personnel and their families.
  • Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.
  • Families of Federally-declared disasters who are Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents in another jurisdiction will receive preference over the waiting list placeholders. Other families of Federally-declared disasters (i.e. those who are not Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents) will receive one admission preference point due to their displacement caused by a Federally-declared disasters. Other preference points will be granted based on their status prior to the natural disaster. 

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518) 272-3211.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Veteran Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for Veteran RAD/Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Peter M. Guenette Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. Scroll down to the "PRE-APPLICATION FORM" section, and select the "Pre-App for All RAD Sites" link.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live in Troy, New York (including applicants temporarily placed outside the city, through no fault of their own, by Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, whose last permanent address was within the City of Troy, New York).
  • Working families and those unable to work due to age (62+) or disability not related to alcohol or substance abuse.
    • Working means documented employment or contracting of 20 hours or more per week that will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Veterans/Current Military Personnel and their families.
  • Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.
  • Families of Federally-declared disasters who are Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents in another jurisdiction will receive preference over the waiting list placeholders. Other families of Federally-declared disasters (i.e. those who are not Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents) will receive one admission preference point due to their displacement caused by a Federally-declared disasters. Other preference points will be granted based on their status prior to the natural disaster. 

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518) 272-3211.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Tapestry on the Hudson Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Tapestry on the Hudson is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. Scroll down to the Tapestry on the Hudson paragraph in the top "RAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM" section. Please note: As of May, 2020, the link for this application is not available. The text directing to the application link does not contain a link.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518) 272-3211.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) | Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for Senior RAD/Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Conway Court & Kane Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  • Print the application that is available online. Scroll down to the "PRE-APPLICATION FORM" section, and select the "Pre-App for All RAD Sites" link.
  • Pick up an application at Conway Court, located at 12 Conway Court, Troy, NY 12180; from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm ET on Tuesdays, and 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on Thursdays.
  • Pick up an application at Kane Apartments, located at 5 115th Street, Troy, NY 12182; from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm on Thursdays.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live in Troy, New York (including applicants temporarily placed outside the city, through no fault of their own, by Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, whose last permanent address was within the City of Troy, New York).
  • Working families and those unable to work due to age (62+) or disability not related to alcohol or substance abuse.
    • Working means documented employment or contracting of 20 hours or more per week that will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Veterans/Current Military Personnel and their families.
  • Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.
  • Families of Federally-declared disasters who are Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents in another jurisdiction will receive preference over the waiting list placeholders. Other families of Federally-declared disasters (i.e. those who are not Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents) will receive one admission preference point due to their displacement caused by a Federally-declared disasters. Other preference points will be granted based on their status prior to the natural disaster. 

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518) 272-3211.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: John F. Kennedy Towers Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at John F. Kennedy Towers is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. In the "RAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM" section, select the link in the sentence that says "John F. Kennedy Towers requires a separate application which can be found here."

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live in Troy, New York
  • Veterans/servicemen & veterans'/servicemen's families
  • Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (518) 272-3211.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Troy, New York Mainstream Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 21, 2020, until January 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the THA, applicants, "must be a household with a person or persons with disabilities and their families and who have previously experienced homelessness and are currently a client in a Permanent Supportive Housing or Raprid Rehousing project to apply for this program."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the application online.
  2. Pick up an application at any THA location.

Once the application was completed, it must have been either:

  1. Hand delivered to Taylor Apartments.
  2. Emailed to the THA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Applicants who live in Troy, New York (including applicants temporarily placed outside the city, through no fault of their own, by Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, whose last permanent address was within the City of Troy, New York).
  • Working families and those unable to work due to age (62+) or disability not related to alcohol or substance abuse. Working means documented employment or contracting of 20 hours or more per week that will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Veterans/Current Military Personnel and their families.
  • Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.
  • Families of Federally-declared disasters who are Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents in another jurisdiction will receive preference over the waiting list placeholders.  Other families of Federally-declared disasters (i.e. those who are not Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents) will receive one admission preference point due to their displacement caused by a Federally-declared disasters.  Other preference points will be granted based on their status prior to the natural disaster.
  • Households with a non-elderly person with a disability, at least 18 years old and less than 62 years old, transitioning out of an institutional setting, or at serious risk of institutionalization, or homeless or at risk of being homeless.
  • Household with a non-elderly person with a disability, at least 18 years old and less than 62 years old, and their families and who have previously experienced homelessness AND are currently a client in a Permanent Supportive Housing or Rapid Rehousing project.

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the THA website, as of January 2, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Troy, New York Section 8 Voucher

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Troy Housing Authority

1 Eddys Lane, Troy, NY | Visit Website | (518) 272-3211

Troy Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,205 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Troy Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
  • Moderate Rehabilitation

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

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

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