512 Springfield Avenue
Summit, NJ - 07901
The Housing Authority owns and manages 195 low-rent family, elderly, and handicapped housing units. The Summit Housing Authority is also the City of Summit's designated local redevelopment agency and administers the City's Community Development Block Grants Program.
As the City's designated Affordable Housing Administrator, the Housing Authority is responsible for the administrative aspects of the management, development and rehabilitation of affordable lower income housing.
Questions about qualifying for low to moderate housing within Summit, contact the Summit Housing Authority at 908-273-6413.
The Summit Housing Authority does not have a Section 8 housing choice voucher program.
Public housing applications require the following information:
Current address and contact information for the applicant family
Names, ages and social security numbers of all people who will reside in the unit
A complete listing of gross family income from all sources
A complete listing of all family assets and bank accounts
For applicants to senior housing, out-of-pocket medical expenses
For applicants with children under the age of 13, out-of-pocket day care expenses
All public housing authorities are required to maintain a waiting list. The waiting list is organized by preferences. Waiting list preferences for the Summit Housing Authority are as follows: Summit residents (families who live or work in Summit) receive a primary preference. For applicants to senior public housing only, resident preference is extended to parents of Summit residents. Secondary preference is given to working families, seniors (62 years of age or older) or families with disabled head-of-household.
The waiting list for Summit residents ranges from 1-2 years for a senior unit and 5-10 years for a family unit. For non-resident applicants, the waiting list is approximately 10-15 years.
The Summit Housing Authority does not provide emergency shelter services. Families in need of emergency shelter should contact their local social service agency.
Important information
Waiting Lists
Most low income apartments have waiting lists. Some of these lists can take years until you can be called for openings. The key is to try to get on as many waiting lists as possible.
Call The Apartments Directly
We provide phone numbers and websites. Call the apartments directly if they have openings or open waiting lists.
Apartment Rates
We provide current apartment rates on many listing pages. Most HUD listings do not have published rates. They are based on 30% of the renters adjustable gross income. You will need to contact the apartments to determine if you qualify for income based rent.
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First rate Summit Housing Authority:
Median apartment rental rate in this zip code | $1,856 |
Population in zip code | 23,567 |
Median age of those living in this zip code | 40.1 |
Average household income of those living in this zip code | $154,688 |
Average home value in this zip code | $872,633 |
Date Added | Cost | Source |
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Nov 27, 2015 | $650.00 |
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512 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ
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