About This Summit Housing Authority
The Summit Housing Authority is in charge of managing and owning low-rent housing units for elderly, handicapped, and family residents. Moreover, it serves as the City of Summit's local redevelopment agency and oversees the Community Development Block Grants Program. Acting as the City's Affordable Housing Administrator, the Housing Authority handles the management, rehabilitation, and development of affordable housing for low-income individuals. To get more information about qualifying for low to moderate housing in Summit, call the Summit Housing Authority at 908-273-6413. The Housing Authority doesn't offer a Section 8 housing choice voucher program. To apply for public housing, applicants need to provide details such as their current address, contact information, names, ages, and social security numbers of all family members who will reside in the unit, a comprehensive listing of gross family income from all sources, all family assets and bank accounts, out-of-pocket medical expenses for senior housing applicants, and out-of-pocket day care expenses for applicants with children under 13. Public housing authorities must keep a waiting list, with preferences for Summit residents, working families, seniors, or families with disabled head-of-household. The waiting time for Summit residents ranges from 1-2 years for senior units to 5-10 years for family units, while non-residents' waiting time is about 10-15 years. Finally, the Summit Housing Authority doesn't provide emergency shelter services, and families that require emergency shelter should reach out to their local social service agency.
