The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven is notifying you, a tenant of the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven, that the term of the tenant commissioner of the Authority’s governing Board of Commissioners is expiring on August 1, 2026.
As a tenant of the Authority, you and your fellow tenants may choose to participate in the selection of a new tenant commissioner. To do so, at least seventy-five of the Authority’s tenants must sign a petition requesting a tenant commissioner election. If the Authority’s tenants succeed in petitioning for an election, the Authority will engage an impartial organization to administer a fair election of all tenants of the Authority to select a tenant commissioner appointee. If the Authority’s tenants do not succeed in petitioning for an election, New Haven’s mayor will select the tenant commissioner. Should the Authority’s tenants succeed in petitioning for an election, the voting cut-off date will June 15th, 2026.
How to Petition for an Election:
As a lessee and tenant of the Authority, it is your right to petition the Authority to conduct an election to select a tenant commissioner appointee. If you would like the Authority to conduct such an election, please complete and sign a petition, which are located at the property management office of each ECC/HANH housing development and at the Authority’s Executive Offices located on 360 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The last day to sign a petition is 5pm on May 1st, 2026.
Eligible Petitioners:
To sign a petition, you must be a lessee of the Authority or a lessee in a unit receiving assistance from the Authority (such as Section 8 assistance). That is, you must have signed a lease with the Authority or have signed a lease with a private owner who is receiving assistance from the Authority on your behalf.
Nomination Instructions:
If you are interested in running for tenant commissioner of the Authority’s governing Board of Commissioners, you may nominate yourself by completing a Nomination Card, which is attached to this notice and are also located at the Authority’s Executive Offices located on 360 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The last day to complete and sign a Nomination Card is 5pm on May 1st, 2026.
Eligible Nominations:
To qualify as a nominee, you must be the person whose name is on the lease having signed a lease with the Authority or having signed a lease with a private owner who is receiving rental assistance from the Authority on your behalf (such as Section 8 assistance) and in good standing. That is, eligible nominees must have signed a lease with the Authority or have signed a lease with a private owner who is receiving assistance from the Authority on your behalf and in good standing.
The Authority complies with the American with disabilities Act (ADA). If you need reasonable accommodation in accordance with the ADA, please contact the Authority by calling 711 and dialing extension 3170.
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Use Forms below for both English and Spanish, or click on the links:
English: https://forms.gle/i8vhADgiXAaE5QbU6
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