Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) – Provides rental and homeownership assistance to low-income households to rent or purchase decent, safe housing in the private housing market.

Project Based Vouchers (PBV) – Provides rental assistance to low-income households residing in privately owned and managed buildings. Some project-based vouchers have open waitlists and some have a waiting list of one to four years on average, depending on county and availability of vouchers.

Section 8 to Homeownership: Must be a Section 8 participant for at least one year, and be a first-time homebuyer, or single-displaced homemaker. Voucher assistance would be moved from rental housing to homeownership assistance. Other requirements apply.

To complete an application for a Housing Choice Voucher or other general inquires, including Project Based Vouchers or the Section 8 to Homeownership Program, please call or email the county you wish to reside in or email us at info@pathstone.org . Please, note that all counties have extensive waiting lists and it could be several years before vouchers become available.

PathStone is a Local Administrator for NYS Homes and Community Renewal and operates the HCV and PBV programs in accordance with HUD regulations and the HCR administrative plan.

For more information on the Section 8 administrative plan: https://hcr.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/04/admin-plan-version-2021.1_0.pdf

Resources:  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: https://hcr.ny.gov/section-8-forms

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