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HABC HCV SECTION 8 WAIT LIST
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) is pleased to announce that pre-applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waitlist will be available online beginning Monday, April 14, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST, and closing on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
A random selection lottery will be conducted to select 350 applicants for placement on the waitlist. Persons applying must meet all income and eligibility requirements. Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older or an emancipated minor to apply.
Income Limits
Click below for Income Limits
Income Limits
Application Details
• Pre-applications will be available and can only be submitted online
• Submission of a pre-application does not guarantee placement on the waiting list.
• Only one pre-application per household will be accepted.
• Written and faxed applications will NOT be accepted.
Assistance completing online pre-applications will be available at:
One Bergen County Plaza
2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Monday, April 14, 2025 – Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Online pre-applications will be available in English, Spanish, and Korean.
• Pre-applications must be received by Friday, April 18, 2025, to be eligible for the lottery.
Lottery & Selection Process
• The HABC will use a third-party service to randomly select 350 applicants for placement on the waitlist.
• Applicants will be ordered according to preference weight.
• Lottery results will be available after May 23, 2025, through the online application portal at Check Waitlist Status
Preferences
Applicants must provide documentation to receive preference. Ordered in accordance with the following preferences:
- Veterans and surviving spouses
- Leasing in Place in Bergen County, NJ
- Senior, working, training, or disabled in Bergen County, NJ
- Resident of Bergen County, NJ
- Senior, working, training, or disabled OUTSIDE of Bergen County, NJ
- All other applicants
The top 350 applicants in the lottery will be placed in order based on preference weight.
The Housing Authority of Bergen County (HABC) is pleased to announce that pre-applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waitlist will be available online beginning Monday, April 14, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST, and closing on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
A random selection lottery will be conducted to select 350 applicants for placement on the waitlist. Persons applying must meet all income and eligibility requirements. Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older or an emancipated minor to apply.
Income Limits
Click below for Income Limits
Income Limits
Application Details
• Pre-applications will be available and can only be submitted online
• Submission of a pre-application does not guarantee placement on the waiting list.
• Only one pre-application per household will be accepted.
• Written and faxed applications will NOT be accepted.
Assistance completing online pre-applications will be available at:
One Bergen County Plaza
2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Monday, April 14, 2025 – Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Online pre-applications will be available in English, Spanish, and Korean.
• Pre-applications must be received by Friday, April 18, 2025, to be eligible for the lottery.
Lottery & Selection Process
• The HABC will use a third-party service to randomly select 350 applicants for placement on the waitlist.
• Applicants will be ordered according to preference weight.
• Lottery results will be available after May 23, 2025, through the online application portal at Check Waitlist Status
Preferences
Applicants must provide documentation to receive preference. Ordered in accordance with the following preferences:
- Veterans and surviving spouses
- Leasing in Place in Bergen County, NJ
- Senior, working, training, or disabled in Bergen County, NJ
- Resident of Bergen County, NJ
- Senior, working, training, or disabled OUTSIDE of Bergen County, NJ
- All other applicants
The top 350 applicants in the lottery will be placed in order based on preference weight.