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The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) was formed in 1938 to provide decent, affordable housing for low-income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities. JCHA is New Jersey’s second largest public housing authority, serving over 15,000 residents. We are responsible for the administration of approximately 7,100 housing units in every ward of Jersey City, including approximately 2,500 public housing units and over 4,600 Housing Choice Vouchers.

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JERSEY CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
JULY 6, 2022

PLEASE NOTE: THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022, AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE, THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 400 U.S. HIGHWAY #1 (MARION GARDENS), JERSEY CITY, N.J. TO VIEW AGENDA ITEMS PLEASE GO TO (WWW.JERSEYCITYHA.ORG).

ALL PUBLIC SPEAKERS MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE JCHA 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING BY EMAILING CCARRILLO@JCHA.US.

JCHA is now accepting applications for some unit sizes at certain public housing developments, learn more and apply here: https://www.jerseycityha.org/applicants

Jersey City COVID-19 Rent Relief Program

On behalf of the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Housing Authority is administering the Jersey City COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, which is funded by the United States Treasury Department’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. for more information, click here

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JCHA COVID-19 Update:

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people locally and globally, the JCHA is working to ensure that we do our part to minimize transmission of the virus. Therefore, we are taking the following measures to protect residents and employees, and hopefully reduce the spread of the virus:

Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, all appointments with applicants, residents, vendors and members of the public will be conducted via phone, or video conference until further notice, including appointments with public housing site staff. Public housing residents and HCVP recipients are encouraged to call their respective Site Managers or HCVP Housing Specialists with any concerns or questions. We can always be reached at our main office: 201-706-4600. HCVP recipients can also email HCVP@jcha.us.

Please click here to read more about the JCHA’s Response to COVID-19, including FAQs.

Please click here for up-to-date information from Jersey City health officials.

Please click here for information from the NJ Department of Health about COVID-19 in New Jersey and how to prevent spread of the virus.

Please click here for Public Housing Policies and forms

Please click here for HCVP (Section8) policies and forms.