Description:
Description:
Brookline 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. Brookline Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 499 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Brookline Housing Authority administered a total of 619 Section 8 Vouchers. Brookline Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Brookline Housing Authority is located at 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline, MA, 02446 and serves the city of Brookline. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Brookline Housing Authority at, (617) 277-2022 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
Brookline Housing Authority staff has partnered with other agencies that provide our residents and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders living in Brookline with services that: help the elderly and disabled continue to live in their apartments; advance the educational boundaries of children and parents; provide skills and experience for employment; and so much more.
We Challenge Ourselves
To increase availability of affordable options and safe homes for eligible families, seniors, and persons with disabilities
To develop service components for residents in need so they may maintain their apartment or Rental Assistance Certificate
To promote participant self-sufficiency and program integrity
To advocate for sufficient resources with responsible housing and supportive service groups on local, state and national levels
To achieve efficiency in property management that preserves existing public housing as a resource for decades
To improve the quality of life for low-income seniors, families and persons with disabilities through quality, affordable housing
To encourage residents to participate in building and neighborhood activities and to support the development of community and neighborhoods.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Brookline Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 2 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 619 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 499 |
Waiting list for the Brookline 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 Norfolk County, MA:
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Population: | 692,254 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.56 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 37.2% |
Homeownership Rate: | 69.3% |
Housing Units: | 271,904 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $44,692 |
Median Household Income: | $84,916 |
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