The Multifamily Program refers to HUD-subsidized properties; these properties provide affordable rental units to families who meet the eligibility requirements of the program.
Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for housing assistance:
- The family must report the annual income and assets of all family members.
- All information reported by the family is subject to verification.
- Applicants must disclose social security numbers for all family members and provide proof of the numbers reported.
- An applicant must agree to pay the rent required by the program.
- The unit for which the family is applying must be the family’s only residence.
- Only U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens may receive assistance.
- Multifamily housing properties may establish additional occupancy restrictions.
- The family’s annual income must not exceed program income limits as listed in Table below:
Total Annual Income Limits for Multifamily Program
| Number of persons in household | Maximum Eligibility Income Limit |
| 1 | $50,800 |
| 2 | $58,050 |
| 3 | $65,300 |
| 4 | $72,550 |
| 5 | $78,400 |
| 6 | $84,200 |
How Do I Apply?
Persons wishing to apply for the Multifamily Program must complete an on-line pre-application when the wait list is open. Printed pre-applications will not be available.
The pre-application contains questions designed to obtain information about the names, social security numbers and birth dates of members of the household, household total income, and such basic contact information as a mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address (if you have one). Each household may apply only once. Duplicate or incomplete pre-applications will not be accepted. Pre-applications may be completed anywhere internet access is available.
Pre-applications may be submitted at any time that the wait list is open. Applicants will receive a confirmation after successfully submitting their application. Important note: You should write down the confirmation number, print the confirmation screen, or take a picture of the screen with your cell phone. This confirmation number may be used to track your pre-application and check on your status after the wait list has closed.
How Will I Know If I Have Been Selected By The Lottery?
Submission of a pre-application is not a guarantee of a spot on the wait list. Due to the high level of interest in the Multifamily Program we will use a random lottery system to select names from all pre-applications submitted and those selected pre-applications will be placed on the wait list. The time and date of receipt of the pre-application during the wait list opening has no bearing on whether an application will be selected. There is no need or advantage to apply immediately after the wait list opens. In fact, those who do may experience slower response times from the on-line systems. Families will be listed on the wait list in the order determined by their selection in the random lottery.
Applicants should note there is never a fee to apply.
How Will I Know If I Have Been Selected By The Lottery?
After a wait list closes the random lottery will be processed within a period of 14 days. You may go to the Application Checker at the link below to find out if your pre-application was selected. To check your status you will need either your Social Security Number or Confirmation Number AND Date of Birth. You will then be informed if you have been selected by the random lottery. Those families whose applications have been selected during the lottery will also receive a letter in the mail stating the number they have been assigned.
How Do I Report Household Changes?
The Applicant Portal is only available to persons who have been selected and placed on a wait list. The Applicant Portal will be used to check your number on the wait list and update your mailing address, phone number and e-mail address. It is important that this information is current and updated. Changes must be reported within 10 days. Please set up your account on the Applicant Portal to report such changes.
When Will I Be Housed?
When a family approaches the top of the wait list, a full application must be completed. A formal in-person interview will be conducted and the various verifications required to determine eligibility are requested. After the application process is complete and all information is verified, the family’s final eligibility is determined.