Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing is housing that is available to people of low to moderate income at a reasonable price. Affordable housing, unlike market rate housing, has affordability controls limiting the price for at least 30 years. Housing is considered “affordable” if the household pays approximately 28% or less of the household’s gross income on housing costs. Affordable housing is priced to be affordable to households earning up to 80% of the area median income for the region in which the affordable housing is located.

Who Qualifies for Affordable Housing?

In order to be eligible for affordable housing in the Township of Upper, a household’s income must be below the income limits for the development in which the affordable housing is located, either for low or moderate levels. A moderate-income household is classified as earning between 50 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. A low-income household is classified as earning less than 50 percent of area median income. Families, single person households, and seniors all qualify for affordable housing.  The application for each project will list the income limits.

Individuals interested in applying for affordable housing should contact the Administrative Agent for each project or the Township’s Municipal Housing Liaison. The Municipal Housing Liaison for the Township of Upper is Paul Dietrich.  His office is located at 2100 Tuckahoe Road, Petersburg, NJ.  He may be reached by phone at (609) 628-2011 ext. 244 or by email at housing@uppertownship.com the Municipal Housing Liaison serves as the municipality’s primary point of contact on affordable housing issues. 

Additional locations for affordable housing are listed at the New Jersey Housing Resource Center, a website that was established by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.  The site is an on-line, searchable database of affordable housing in the State.  The Housing Resource Center provides a listing posted by developers, landlords, and municipalities of available affordable housing.  Available units are listed with contact and application information. 

The New Jersey Guide to Affordable Housing  is a guide compiled by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Codes and Standards. It lists all types of affordable housing by county. The housing units on the list have a variety of qualification requirements, including age-restricted housing and housing for the developmentally disabled.

Fair Housing and Equal Housing Opportunities

It is unlawful to discriminate against any person making application to buy or rent a home with regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, familial status, disability, nationality, sex, gender identity or expression or source of lawful income used for mortgage or rental payments.

For more information on discrimination or if anyone feels they are a victim of discrimination, please contact the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights at 1-866-405-3050 or http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/index.html.

Affordable Housing in Upper Township

The following is a list of affordable housing For-Sale and For-Rent units in the Township of Upper:

  • Harriet Lane
    • Project Developer: Osprey Cove
    • Address: Harriet Lane, Seaville
    • 9 Affordable Rental Units   (anticipated 11 additional units in Fall 2022)
    • Two Bedroom and One Bedroom units available
    • Now accepting Applications
    • To request an application for this development, contact the project’s Administrative Agent: 
Harry Vanderslice 
Grace Realty
3400 Central Ave
Ocean City, NJ 08226

Phone: (609)398-6200
Email at Harry Vanderslice
  • Shore Rd, Marmora
    • Project Developer: G2 VenturesAddress: Shore Rd, Marmora2 Affordable Rental Units
    • Two Bedroom and One Bedroom units available
    • Now accepting Applications
    • To request an application for this development, contact Triad Associates, the project’s Administrative Agend:

Triad Associates

1301 W. Forest Grove Rd

Bldg 3A

Vineland, NJ 08360

Phone 856-690-5749

email: housing@triadincoporated.com.com

  • Habitat for Humanity Cape May County
    • Non-profit Developer 
    • Four For Sale Family Units
    • Now accepting applications
    • To request an application for units constructed by this developer, contact:
Sarah Matthews 
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity Cape May County, Inc.
609-463-0244 ext. 77
email:  sarah.matthews@habitatcapemay.org
Website: www.habitatcapemaycounty.org


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