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Long Branch Housing Authority

Long Branch Housing Authority is a public housing authority in Long Branch, New Jersey. HUD lists the program type as Combined, which means both public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers. HUD reports 952 Housing Choice Voucher units. HUD reports 449 public housing units. Waiting lists we have checked: Housing Choice Voucher is closed. The contact information on this page is from HUD and is free to read. We do not take applications. Applying to the authority is free.

Waiting lists

Each list below is separate. A status is open or closed only when the housing authority’s own page says so. The source link and the date we last read that page are on the card.

Not yet verified
Public Housing

We have not checked this waitlist yet. We only publish open, closed, or opening soon after a person confirms it on the housing authority’s own website.

Source: section8.fyi/about#how-we-check
Last verified: not yet verified

How to apply here

We do not take the application. The housing authority does. Applying to its waitlist is free.

  1. Read the list cards above, then open the source link and read the authority’s page yourself before you apply.
  2. Use the method that page states.
    • Housing Choice Voucher: the page we checked did not say whether to apply online, in person, or by mail. Authority page
  3. Keep a copy of what you submit. If the authority asks you to check in later, the rule is on its page.

Papers people often need

This is a common checklist, not Long Branch Housing Authority’s list. Bring what the authority’s application page names. Read the longer notes on papers.

Applying is free. Do not pay a person, a website, or a text message that offers to add you to a waitlist or move you up one. A landlord can charge an ordinary fee to apply for an apartment. That fee is not a fee to join the housing authority’s list.

How to spot a voucher scam. Report one to the HUD Office of Inspector General hotline.

Contact

Address, phone, and email are the HUD directory record. They are free to read. We do not sell them or hide them.

Long Branch Housing Authority office

The dot is the office location HUD published.

Address
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Phone
(732) 222-3747
Email
salfred@lbhousing.org
Website
Housing authority website
Map
OpenStreetMap

Program stats from HUD

HUD lists the program type as Combined, which means both public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers. These counts are units the authority reported to HUD. They are not the number of people on a waitlist.

PHA type

Combined

Performance designation: Standard Performer.

Housing Choice Vouchers

952

849 reported occupied.

Public housing units

449

The public-housing unit count in the HUD directory. It may not include every apartment the authority owns.

Office county: Monmouth (34025). Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area. Directory record date: July 6, 2026. Snapshot pulled 2026-10-21.

Source: HUD Public Housing Authorities on Data.gov.

What these programs are

Plain-language notes on the programs this authority runs. They describe the federal programs. They are not this authority’s rules, and they are not legal advice.

Housing Choice Voucher

A Housing Choice Voucher helps a household pay rent to a private landlord. The household finds the home. The housing authority pays a portion of the rent to the owner. People often call this Section 8.

The voucher is tied to the household, so the household can move to another unit that meets the program rules. The authority’s own page says where the household is allowed to live.

Public housing

Public housing is an apartment the housing authority owns. The household pays rent based on income, and the authority is the landlord.

A public-housing waiting list is for those apartments. It is a different list from a voucher that can be used with a private landlord.

Income limits and Fair Market Rents

Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP 07740, fiscal year 2027. Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Home sizeSmall Area Fair Market Rent90% of that rent110% of that rent
Studio (efficiency)$1,760$1,584$1,936
1 bedroom$1,950$1,755$2,145
2 bedrooms$2,410$2,169$2,651
3 bedrooms$3,090$2,781$3,399
4 bedrooms$3,420$3,078$3,762
Fair Market Rent for Monmouth, fiscal year 2027. HUD area: Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area.
Home sizeFair Market Rent90% of Fair Market Rent110% of Fair Market Rent
Studio (efficiency)$1,671$1,504$1,838
1 bedroom$1,847$1,662$2,032
2 bedrooms$2,283$2,055$2,511
3 bedrooms$2,927$2,634$3,220
4 bedrooms$3,241$2,917$3,565

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s rent figure for a modest home. The 90% and 110% columns are HUD’s usual basic range around that rent. A housing authority adopts its own payment standard, and that adopted figure is published by the authority. This file stops at 4 bedrooms. The office county or ZIP may not be the whole area the authority serves. Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027 in this copy. Look up another ZIP. Compare a rent with income.

Income limits for Monmouth County, fiscal year 2026. Median family income $140,600. Yearly income, before taxes, for households of 1 to 8 people.
HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$29,550$49,250$76,000
2 people$33,800$56,250$86,850
3 people$38,000$63,300$97,700
4 people$42,200$70,300$108,550
5 people$45,600$75,950$117,250
6 people$49,000$81,550$125,950
7 people$52,350$87,200$134,650
8 people$55,750$92,800$143,300

Most Housing Choice Voucher households must be at or under the very-low limit. The housing authority decides. The fiscal year on this row is 2026. This copy of the HUD file does not include an effective date. Source: HUD USER income limits. Check an income against these limits.

Status history

This timeline is our own record, from the status file we publish. Each line is a date we verified a list on the authority’s website. A household’s place in line stays with the housing authority.

  1. Housing Choice Voucher marked closed, previously not yet verified.

    Source. Read on the housing authority website.

Nearby housing authorities

Households can apply to more than one authority. Distance is a straight line from office to office, using the coordinates HUD published.

Questions

Is it free to apply to Long Branch Housing Authority?

Yes. Joining a housing authority waitlist is free. Long Branch Housing Authority does not collect a fee on this website. A message that asks you to pay to be added to the list, or to move up it, is not an application to the housing authority.

How long is the wait at Long Branch Housing Authority?

Long Branch Housing Authority has not published a wait time on a page we have checked. The housing authority is the source for how long its own list takes. That time changes.

Does Long Branch Housing Authority have other waiting lists?

We have recorded these lists: Housing Choice Voucher (closed). An authority can also run lists we have not checked yet. Its own website is where those lists are named.

How do I contact Long Branch Housing Authority?

Office address from HUD: Long Branch, NJ, 07740. Phone: (732) 222-3747. Email: salfred@lbhousing.org. Website: https://lbhousing.org.

What are the income limits for Long Branch Housing Authority?

HUD’s fiscal year 2026 income limits for Monmouth County are on this page. The table covers households of 1 to 8 people at 30, 50, and 80 percent of area median income. Median family income is $140,600. The very-low (50 percent) limit for one person is $49,250. The housing authority decides who qualifies. This copy of the HUD file does not include an effective date.

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