Utica Municipal 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. Utica Municipal Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Utica Municipal Housing Authority administered a total of 1,285 Section 8 Vouchers. Utica Municipal Housing Authority currently has Section 8 as its program type. Utica Municipal Housing Authority is located at 509 Second Street, Utica, NY, 13501 and serves the city of Utica. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Utica Municipal Housing Authority at, (315)735-5246 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The UMHA is a housing authority created pursuant to New York State Public Housing Law and the United States Housing Act of 1937. It is a public corporation affiliated with the City of Utica which receives direct funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate public housing as well as Housing Choice voucher programs.

The mission of the Municipal; Housing Authority of the City of Utica, New York (UMHA) is to be a leader in the housing industry by providing safe, clean and affordable housing opportunities to low income persons while promoting self-sufficiency, upward mobility, and customer satisfaction. Established in 1937, the UMHA was one of the first housing authorities formed in the U.S. It employs a staff of 63.