Apply for Amsterdam Housing Authority Housing Programs

Welcome to Amsterdam Housing Authority’s online application page! Before you begin the application, you will need the names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers for all household members. You should also have available the amount of income, assets, and expenses for each household member.  Please gather this information prior to beginning the application process in order to save time.

Preliminary-Application

Once the preliminary application is completed, you will be asked to create an applicant portal. The applicant portal is where you will be able to submit changes to your application as well as check the status of your application.

Eligibility requirements can differ between programs. Please view the Section 8 or Public Housing tabs for more information including income limits.

 You must fill in all annual income amounts received by each member of the household. Many of our programs require certain income levels to qualify and without this information we cannot determine whether you meet these qualifications.

Required Information

Once on the application portal, you will be asked for basic information about you and your household members. Name, Social Security Number, date of birth, and income must be provided for all household members including infants. You are required to give full address of employers, complete landlord history with names & addresses of previous landlords as you complete your application. Since this is only a preliminary application to be placed on the waiting list, no official documents are needed at this time.

Special Unit Requirement Question

The question is to be administered to every applicant for Public Housing/Section 8 at the Amsterdam Housing Authority. It is to be used to determine whether an applicant needs special features in their housing unit. The need for special adaptations must be verified in order to assure that the limited number of units with special features go to families that truly need and will benefit from the features.

Future Contact and Follow Up

All future contact with you will be done via first class mail. It is imperative that your address be kept current and up-to-date with us. You must log onto your applicant portal to update your address. No change of address information will be taken over the telephone. Your file will be closed if the Post Office is unable to deliver mail to the address we have on file with you.

Application Preference

AHA has adopted a preference system that provides qualifying applicants a priority over applicants not qualifying for preferences.  Applications for all AHA Waiting Lists are ranked according to the preferences selected in the pre-application. Applicants may submit any changes in their application via the applicant portal.  Preferences claimed by applicants will be verified prior to selection to ensure placement on the waiting list is valid.

Changes to Application

To submit the change, you must use the Applicant Portal and update the information that needs to be updated.  All changes must be reported in writing. 

The Amsterdam Housing Authority is a fair and equal housing agency and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, family status, or national origin either in employment or in the provision of services to its residents.  If you believe that your Fair Housing Rights have been violated, we encourage you to file a complaint as soon as possible.  Information about filing a complaint can be located at the FHEO page on the HUD website https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint 

 If a disabled person requires reasonable accommodations to complete the application, call 518-842-2894.

It is against HUD policy to charge an application fee. No payment or fee should be given to anyone in connection with the preparation, submission or processing of an application for any AHA Program