HOBOKEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCES

Chapter 65A "Affordable Housing"

Chapter 65B "Development Fees"

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NOTICES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Notice of Amendment to Chapter 65A Regarding Residential Preference

Notice of Intent to Release of Funds - Veterans Housing Expansion

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FAIR HOUSING AND RELATED INFORMATION

• Landlord and Tenant Rights: www.nj.gov/dca/home/landlord-tenant.shtml
• The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits actual or perceived discrimination and harassment in housing sales and rentals related to race or color, religion or creed, disability, family status, pregnancy or breastfeeding, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, source of lawful income used for rental or mortgage payments including government rental assistance and benefits, gender identity or expression, liability for military service, national origin, nationality, ancestry, sex, or sexual orientation.
• Discrimination Complaints, Contact:
  
  • New Jersey Division on Civil Rights at www.bias.njcivilrights.gov/en-US or 1-833-NJDCR4U (1-833-653-2748) and ask a DCR receptionist to assist you.
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at www.hud.gov/reporthousingdiscrimination to file an online complaint or contact the local HUD office at 800-496-4294.
• In accordance with the Law Against Discrimination, applicants and residents with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation or modification to ensure equal access to programs. To request a disability-related accommodation, call 1-833-NJDCR4U (1-833-653-2748) extension 711 for the Relay Service or email NJDCR4U@njcivilrights.gov.

HOUSING ELEMENT AND FAIR SHARE PLAN

Fourth Round (2025-2035)

Housing Element and Fair Share Plan for the City of Hoboken

Spending Plan

Affordability Assistance Program Manual

Affordability Assistance Program Application

Fourth Round Binding Resolution of City Obligation

Resolution Adopting Affirmative Marketing Plan

Operating Manual for Rental Units

Operating Manual for Sales Units

Third Round (1999-2025)

‍2023 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan for the City of Hoboken

Settlement Agreement with Fair Share Housing Center – Executed May 3, 2021

2023 HEFSP Presentation to Planning Board

HEFSP Community Meeting March 29, 2023 recording

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REPORTING

HEFSP Midpoint Report Public Notice

Affordable Housing Monitoring Report 2023

Affordable Housing Trust Fund Report 2023

Affordable Housing Monitoring Report 2024

Affordable Housing Trust Fund Report 2024

Very Low Income Unit Report 2024

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Where are the affordable Hoboken apartments located?

600 Harrison Street

• 5 apartments
• Year built: 2017
• Low income apartments: one 1-bedroom
• Moderate income apartments: three 2-bedrooms and one 1-bedroom

Edge Adams (1405 Adams Street)

• 4 apartments
• Year built: 2019
• Moderate income apartments: one studio, two 2-bedrooms, and one 3-bedroom

7 Seventy House (770 Jackson Street)

• 42 apartments
• Year built: 2019
• Moderate income apartments: 8 studios, 26 2-bedrooms, and 8 3-bedrooms

Hoboken Glass House (401 Jackson Street)

• 5 apartments
• Year built: 2022
• Low income apartments: two 2-bedrooms and one 3-bedroom
• Moderate income apartments: one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom

721 Clinton Street

• 6 apartments
• Year built: 2022
• Very low income apartments: one 2-bedroom
• Low income apartments: one 2-bedroom and one 3-bedroom
• Moderate income apartments: two 2-bedrooms and one 3-bedroom

303 Madison Street

• 4 apartments
• Year built: 2025
• Very low income apartments: one 1-bedroom
• Low income apartments: one 2-bedroom
• Moderate income apartments: one 2-bedroom and one 3-bedroom

900 Monroe Street

• 9 apartments
• Year built: 2016
• Low income apartments: two 2-bedrooms and one 3-bedroom
• Moderate income apartments: one 1-bedroom, four 2-bedrooms, and one 3-bedroom

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FOR-SALE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS

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38 Jackson

• 11 condominiums
• Year built: 2025
• Low income condominiums: two 1-bedrooms and four 2-bedrooms
• Moderate income condominiums: two 2-bedrooms and three 3-bedrooms

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921 Madison

• 4 condominiums
• Year built: 2025
• Low income condominiums: one 2-bedroom and one 3-bedroom
• Moderate income condominiums: one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom

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THE PROCESS: THE HOBOKEN RENTAL WAITING LIST

When was the waiting list opened? Applicants were first able to join the Hoboken rental waiting list in the beginning of 2019. The City advertised in newspapers, and flyers were distributed throughout Hoboken and the housing region to get the “word” out to as many qualified and interested persons as possible. Applicants who joined the waiting list before May 8, 2019, were assigned a random (or lottery) number which is used to establish waiting list priority.  

How many people are on the waiting list to rent an apartment in Hoboken? over 21,000 applicants are on the waiting list to rent an affordable apartment in Hoboken.  

How does the local preference work? In August 2019, Hoboken passed an ordinance which gives waiting list preference to Hoboken residents. Applicants who live in Hoboken will be contacted for available apartments before non-residents.  

Is the waiting list still open? How does an interested person apply? The waiting list is still open. Applicants can apply on-line at HobokenAffordableHousing.com which is operated by Acuity Consulting Services.

How can applicants check their waiting list status or submit updates? All applicants can update their application at HobokenAffordableHousing.com. For questions, please contact Acuity Consulting Services at info@HobokenAffordableHousing.com or 908-824-6207. For additional information, please visit review frequently asked questions at www.hobokenaffordablehousing.com/faq.

What is required while the applicant is waiting for an affordable apartment? All applicants must submit an update to ensure that Acuity Consulting Services has current information on-file when there is a vacancy.

Who is contacted for vacancies? When there is a vacancy, Acuity Consulting Services will contact the next applicant on the waiting list whose household size, income, and residency matches the unit type. The applicants must be under the maximum income limit for the apartment. Likewise, while there is no set minimum income level, there are limits on how much of the household’s income can be spent on housing expenses. In addition, whenever possible, the household must include at least one person for each bedroom in the affordable apartment.

For additional information please visit the frequently asked questions page at www.hobokenaffordablehousing.com/faq.