Brockton City Website-The Brockton Housing Authority announces that pre-applications for the state and federal family waiting lists can be obtained three ways: by phone, by mail, or in person.
Starting Wednesday, April 27th, through Friday, May 13th, individuals can call the BHS at (508) 427-9026, (508) 427-9136 and (508) 427-9137 to request to have a pre-application mailed to you. Telephone calls will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you are hearing impaired and wish to use the BHA TTY number, call 1-800-439-2370.
Beginning Wednesday, April 27th, through Saturday, May 14th, you may request a pre-application by writing to: Brockton Housing Authority, 45 Goddard Road, P.O. Box 7070, Brockton, Mass. 02303-7070. Please include your name, addressing (including your town and zip code) and telephone number. An application will be mailed to you. The BHA is not responsible for applications lost in the mail.
NO WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A PRE-APPLICATION WILL BE MAILED IF POSTMARKED AFTER May 14th, 2011.
Pre-applications can be picked up at the Brockton Housing Authority, 45 Goddard Road, Brockton, on Wednesday, April 27th, through Friday, May 13th between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Pre-applications can also be picked up on Saturday, April 30th, Saturday, May 7th, and Saturday, May 14th between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Once you have obtained a pre-application for the Waiting List:
Pre-application must be returned to the BHS no later than Friday, June 17th at 4:30 p.m.
Any pre-application postmarked after this date will not be accepted. 2,500 pre-applications will be chosen from among all the pre-applications received.
THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE TO BEING THE FIRST IN LINE. WAITING LISTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY ELECTORNIC LOTTERY AND THEN PRIORITIES AND PREFERENCES APPLIED BEFORE UNIT OFFERS ARE MADE.
AS THERE ARE NO UNITS AVAILABLE, APPROVED PRE-APPLICATIONS WILL BE PLACED ON EXISTNG WAITING LISTS. Applicants who are not selected for one of the 2,500 application slots will receive a letter indicating that their name was not selected for placement on the waiting lists.
Please note: ONLY ONE PRE-APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOULD WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY ORIGINAL PRE-APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCETED. INCOMPLETE PRE-APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. E-MAIL OR FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Pre-applications will be accepted without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or national origin. No persons will be denied a pre-application because of membership in a class such as recipients of public assistance for veteran status, etc. Applying for this program will not effect your placement on any other rental assistance or public waiting list.
CURRENT INCOME LIMITES
1 PERSON: $44,700
2 PERSONS: $51,100
3 PERSONS: $57,500
4 PERSONS: $63,850
5 PERSONS: $69,000
6 PERSONS: $74,100
7 PERSONS: $79,200
Brockton Housing Authority
