Description:
Description:
Stratford Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Stratford Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 96 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Stratford Housing Authority administered a total of 341 Section 8 Vouchers. Stratford Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Stratford Housing Authority is located at 295 Everett Street, Stratford, CT, 06615 and serves the city of Stratford. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Stratford Housing Authority at, (203) 375-4483 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Stratford Housing Authority is a quasi-public corporation that was established in 1943. A Board of five Commissioners, appointed by the Town Council, is responsible for oversight and establishing policy. The administrative functions are performed by a staff of 21. The Authority is independent from the Town of Stratford and is regulated by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State of Connecticut through the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).
The mission of the Authority is to provide affordable housing to low and moderate income families and senior citizens.
The Authority owns and manages 514 family and elderly apartments, and, through the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, assists another 280 families residing in private apartments in the Town of Stratford. The Authority is also contracted to manage, throughout the greater Bridgeport area, in excess of 600 apartments operated by the State Department of Social Services Federal Housing Voucher Program through J. D'Amelia & Associates of Waterbury, Connecticut.
The mission of the Authority is to provide affordable housing to low and moderate income families and senior citizens.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Stratford Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 341 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 96 |
Waiting list for the Stratford Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Fairfield County, CT:
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Population: | 945,438 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.73 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 35.1% |
Homeownership Rate: | 69.0% |
Housing Units: | 362,457 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $48,721 |
Median Household Income: | $82,283 |
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