Tuckahoe Housing Authority

Tuckahoe Housing Authority4 Union Place Suite 1 Tuckahoe New York 10707

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"The Mission of the Tuckahoe Housing Authority is to be a leader in making excellent affordable housing available for low and moderate-income persons through effective management and the wise stewardship of public funds. We will also partner with our residents and others to enhance the quality of life and provide affordable housing in our community."

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About Us

The Tuckahoe Housing Authority (THA), located in the Village of Tuckahoe, New York, was established in 1938 as a non-for-profit public/government agency to provide affordable housing for moderate to low-income families. The THA is governed by

a seven-member board of commissioners. Five members of the board are appointed by the Village's Mayor for a five-year term, and two members are elected by the tenant association for a two-year term. The THA owns and operates a four-building complex, known as Sanford Gardens, that has 99 apartments and a single building complex, known as Jefferson Gardens, that has 51 housing units. The THA administers 175 Section 8 housing choice vouchers and receives funding from the fedreal government.

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Section 8

Choice Voucher Program

The housing choice voucher program (formerly know as Section 8) is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHA's). The PHA's receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program. A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA. A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Under certain circumstances, if authorized by the PHA, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home.

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Public Housing

Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to high rise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.2 million households living in public housing units, managed by some 3,300 THA's. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (THA's) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford. HUD furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing and managing these developments.

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THA Board Meetings

THA Regular Board Meeting will be held on January 17, 2012, Tuesday _ 7:30pm

Meeting will take place

in the Community Room

(4 Union Place)

Every month the THA holds a board meeting to review our financials, projects and progress. Monthly board meetings are always held in the community room located at 4 Union Place. In addition, meetings are typically televised on our local Tuckahoe cable access channel.

If you have a question, concern, or comment regarding the THA, please feel free to simply drop your notice in the issue / complaint box located in the vestibule of 4 Union Place or call the THA office for further assistance.

If you have a comment or concern for any one of our Board Commissioner's, please feel free to email them directory or submit your comment in the "Comment or Concern" box, found in our "News-Info" section of our website.