Veteran Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) | Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Troy Housing Authority (THA) waiting list for Veteran RAD/Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Peter M. Guenette Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online. Scroll down to the "PRE-APPLICATION FORM" section, and select the "Pre-App for All RAD Sites" link.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

• Mailed to the THA at 1 Eddys Lane, Troy, NY 12180.
• Turned into any THA site. The THA Directory can be found here.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Applicants who live in Troy, New York (including applicants temporarily placed outside the city, through no fault of their own, by Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, whose last permanent address was within the City of Troy, New York).
• Working families and those unable to work due to age (62+) or disability not related to alcohol or substance abuse.
  • Working means documented employment or contracting of 20 hours or more per week that will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
• Veterans/Current Military Personnel and their families.
• Families from the jurisdiction of the Troy Housing Authority who have become homeless through no fault of their own and are presently being housed in shelters or motels through assistance from the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services.
• Families of Federally-declared disasters who are Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents in another jurisdiction will receive preference over the waiting list placeholders. Other families of Federally-declared disasters (i.e. those who are not Section 8 voucher holders or public housing residents) will receive one admission preference point due to their displacement caused by a Federally-declared disasters. Other preference points will be granted based on their status prior to the natural disaster. 

For more information, visit the THA How to Apply page, or the THA website.