Description:
Description:
Westminster Housing Office is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Westminster Housing Office manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Westminster Housing Office administered a total of 293 Section 8 Vouchers. Westminster Housing Office currently has Section 8 as its program type. Westminster Housing Office is located at 56 W. Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157 and serves the city of Westminster. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Westminster Housing Office at, (410) 848-2261 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Office of Housing Services includes the Public Housing Agency (PHA) for the HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The day to day operation of the program is managed by Cindy Valenzisi, Manager of Housing Services. The Program is also staffed with two Housing Specialists, Rebecca Hurd and Matt Gronaw. The Manager and Housing Specialists are certified in one or more disciplines of HUD housing program management and operations.
The HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a federally funded program that provides a rental subsidy for very low-income households so the residents can afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by the City's Public Housing Agency to eligible participants who are able to choose any rental unit that meets the requirements of the program.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Westminster Housing Office compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 11/29/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | N/A |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 293 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | N/A |
Waiting list for the Westminster Housing Office 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 Carroll County, MD:
Carroll County Housing And Community Development
Westminster MD
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Population: | 167,830 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.73 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 11.5% |
Homeownership Rate: | 82.2% |
Housing Units: | 62,722 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $36,153 |
Median Household Income: | $84,790 |
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