The HUD office is located near the Town Clerk’s office. There is an entrance for people with disabilities. If you would like to see a map of Town Hall that shows the HUD entrance and location within the Town Hall (4 High Street) complex, please open the accordion section immediately following.
The HUD phone number is 845-246-2800 x321 or 319.
Saugerties Public Housing Agency was founded in 1978 to administer a rental assistance program in the Town of Saugerties. This program is funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and is called the Housing Choice Voucher Program, or Section 8.
Eligibility for rental assistance is based on the gross annual income of a household. The income limit is 50% of the area median income, which HUD calculates each year.
Applications are available to be mailed or they can be picked up at the office at Town Hall (4 High Street). Income eligible applicants are placed on a waiting list. When an applicant reaches the top of the waiting list, and eligibility has been confirmed, the applicant can choose and lease a privately owned rental unit in the Town of Saugerties. The tenant’s rent payment is limited to 30-40% of the household’s income and the program pays the balance of the rent to the owner.
HUD’s Voucher Program does not provide funds for emergency assistance, but preferences are given to applicants who have extremely low income, are homeless, disabled, elderly, paying 50% of their income or more for rent and utilities, are victims of domestic violence, or who are local residents of Saugerties.
Our hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call us with any questions.
Peg Nau is the Town Board liaison to HUD.