Eligibility Requirements

Tenant Admission and Occupancy Criteria

Section 8 rental subsidies are provided to landlords on behalf of families that are eligible low-income families at the time of their admission by the landlords to the program. Under the Housing Act, "low income families" are defined as those families whose annual incomes do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the median income for the area in which the project is located, adjusted for family size, as determined by HUD at least annually.

Under the Section 8 Program, tenant selection is regarded as the responsibility of the owner of an assisted mortgaged property, subject to compliance by such owner with the applicable income eligibility criteria and certain occupancy requirements, including those pertaining to projects designated for elderly and non-elderly disabled families. In addition, applicable HUD regulations restrict the availability of Section 8 assistance to citizens of the United States and noncitizens of the United States who have achieved certain eligible immigration status. Landlords are prohibited from discriminating against applicants on the basis of family's status, as well as race, sex, creed, religion, age or disability.

Application Intake

The Town of Huntington Housing Authority will place a notice on its’ website and in the legal notice section of the local newspaper to advise the public that applications are available. Applications are only available to the public during open enrollment periods. Moving forward, an applicant is entered into the database using the date and time the application is received. As such, each application will be ranked on the waiting list in the order in which the application is received.