Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) manages several funded programs and has a total of 1,018 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) administered a total of 1,387 Section 8 Vouchers. Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) is located at 375 Broadway, Schenectady, NY, 12305 and serves the city of Schenectady. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) at, (518)386-7000 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Since our first 217 units in 1938, the Authority has grown to encompass seven conventional housing developments serving a total of 1,018 low-income families. Three properties, Schonowee Village, Ten Eyck Apartments and Lincoln Heights, serve the elderly and disabled, while four other properties, Yates Village, Steinmetz Homes, MacGathan Townhouses and Maryvale Apartments, serve families with children. The Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program serves the housing needs of 1,387 households throughout the City of Schenectady.

The wait list will then close at 4:00 p.m. on September 20, 2013 and remain closed until an undetermined future date.