Covid-19 Policies

COVID-19 TEMPORARY POLICIES AND PROTOCALS UPDATED September 12, 2022 Thank your for your patience! We are getting back to “normal” on many fronts, to improve our service to you! Here are the updated policies and procedures. I am sure that there will be...

Asset Limits for COAH properties

Limits on Assets Adopted by COAH 2022 Counting Income from Assets: When calculating income to qualify households for affordable housing, assets are typically counted to the degree to which they generate income (e.g., the interest you earn on a savings account). Under...

Lottery FAQ’s

Answers to frequently asked question. We are now using GoToWebinar for our random selection venue in order to better serve you.  GoToWebinar requires registration and is limited to 250 participants, as was our prior service.  Registering for GoToWebinar does NOT...

New Closed Waiting List… List

One of the most frustrating aspects of New Jersey’s affordable housing is that there is simply not enough affordable units for those who need them.  Every time we advertise a new development with an affordable component we receive hundreds or thousands of...

Application Policies and Procedures

OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Piazza & Associates, Inc. is an independent Administrative Agent foraffordable housing services, working on behalf of properties and municipalities throughout the State of New Jersey, that provide affordable housing opportunities...

Update of Policies and Procedures

IMPORTANT POLICY UPDATE… We recently updated our policies and procedures. Here is a list of items which were modified: Right to Use Federal Guidelines: We do our best to describe the regulations and policies that govern the determination of household membership...

Program Rules

Financing an Affordable Home We do not provide financing for affordable homes. It is up to each applicant to arrange for their own financing. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FINANCING: When purchasing an affordable home, the Regulations now require that, if the estimated monthly...

Application Policies Revised

Applications for Affordable Housing can be withdrawn for the following reasons: Preliminary Stage The preliminary application must be fully completed and must be signed; Your social security is required on all applications in order to be considered; Your preliminary...

Random Selection

All Waiting Lists are subject to Random Selection: At the start of a project; Periodically while the list is held by us; Or when a unit is available. The term, “Random Selection,” is used to describe the process by which we establish the priority order of...

Waiting Lists Closure Policy

Each property or municipality has a “Waiting List,” or list of applicants who are “prequalified” on the basis of our review of a preliminary application. Since the determination to place someone on a waiting list is based on information that...