For Public Housing Residents

For Applicants Grievances and Appeals for Public Housing Residents Grievance Panel Hearing A public housing resident who feels they have been treated unfairly by a Boston Housing Authority (BHA) action or failure to act in accordance with the lease or any policy or regul...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Grievances-and-Appeals/For-Public-Housing-Residents.asp
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Region Three Properties

Region:     Three Assistant Director of Property Management (ADPM):    Wilma Burgos                                  Regional Manager:    VACANT ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Operations/Region-Three-Properties.aspx

Section 3 and Contract Compliance

Section 3 and Contract Compliance  The Contract Compliance Unit monitors federal and state prevailing wage requirements and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Read the  BHA Section 3 Policy . Section 3 Information Section 3 is a provision of the ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Community-Engagement/Civil-Rights/Section-3-and-Contract-Compliance
.aspx

For Public Housing and Section 8 Applicants

For Applicants Grievances and Appeals for Applicants A Public Housing or Section 8 applicant who has been denied assistance, withdrawn from the waiting list, denied priority or preference status or denied a reasonable accommodation may be entitled to an informal hearing befo...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Grievances-and-Appeals/For-Public-Housing-and-Section-8
-Applicants.aspx

REC Conference focuses on Public Housing and Public Health

The event, organized by the BHA's Center for Community Engagement and Civil Rights, was as much a celebration of resident participation in housing as it was a venue for disseminating practical information, so that tenant leaders can communicate this knowledge to other residen...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/July-2014/REC-Conference-focuses-on-Public-Housing-and-Pub
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How Rent is Set

How Rent is Set How rent is set depends on a number of factors. The specific program in which a resident lives determines how the rent is set for that program. In family state public housing, rent is set at 32% of adjusted income (income after deductions and exclusions). In...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent/How-Rent-is-Set.aspx

Community Service

Community Service Requirement Some residents are required to perform at least eight hours of community service or economic self-sufficiency each month. If you are between the ages of 18 and 62 and live in a federally funded public housing development, you must meet this requ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Settled/Community-Service.aspx

Mayor Walsh Honors 12 winners of 2015 Fair Housing Arts Contest and Landlord Award

Winners include landlord for family subsidized through BHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program  

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/News/Mayor-Walsh-Honors-12-winners-of-2015-Fair-Housing.aspx

Employment/Career

Public Housing Employment/Career Opportunities Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency Program (ROSS) Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program Career Family Opportunity Program Mayor's Boston Tax Help Coalition...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Services/Employment-Career.aspx

Employment/Career

Public Housing Employment/Career Opportunities Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency Program (ROSS) Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program Career Family Opportunity Program Mayor's Boston Tax Help Coalition...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Community-Engagement/Resident-Services/Employment-Career.aspx