Stockbridge Housing Authority
Andrea Lindsay, Executive Director
PO Box 419, 5 Pine Street
Stockbridge MA 01262
413.298.3222 Phone
413-388-3695 Work Cell
413.298.3844 Fax
stockbridgeha@gmail.com
stockbridgeha2@gmail.com
ResSerCo4@gmail.com
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9 - 1
James Shepardson Maintenance Chief
413-329-6894 or shagarage@gmail.com
Work Order Procedure Click HERE
Housing at Heaton Court
Heaton Court offers quality, affordable independent living in the peaceful country setting of the beautiful Berkshires.
To be eligible for housing at Heaton Court, applicants must be 60 years of age or older or disabled under 60 and meet additional eligibility criteria. Applicant's annual gross income cannot exceed $47,150 for a single person, $53.850 for a couple. Rent equals 30% of the resident's monthly gross income minus annualized IRS-allowable medical deductions (that exceed 3% of annual income), and includes heat, hot water, and electric. There are 50 one-bedroom apartments and 1 two-bedroom apartment at Heaton Court, and there is a waiting list in place. Veterans and Stockbridge residents receive preference on the waiting list. You may access CHAMP (the Common Housing Application for Massachusetts Public-Housing) by clicking HERE. This will enable you to update your application any time, and to apply at multiple housing authorities. If you need extra help in applying for Heaton Court housing, please call the office at 413.298.3222. Leave your name and mailing address with your request, if you get the answering machine. An application packet will be mailed to you.
Heaton Court is a 100% smoke-free property.
To view the state regulations relating to applicants for housing at Heaton Court, click on 760 CMR 5. For the regulations affecting tenants at Heaton Court, read 760 CMR 6. For more information about state-assisted housing in Massachusetts, go to www.mass.gov/dhcd.
The Town of Stockbridge and the Community Preservation Act have generously contributed to the refurbishment of our Heaton Hall signage. Last year (November 2020) the sign came down in a high wind storm. As that sign was from the original Heaton Hall Hotel and is of historical significance to our area the SHA requested a grant from the CPA committee and we were awarded a generous contribution of $5,000 which was used to pay for the repairs.
Public Meeting Notice for Upcoming Annual Plan 2023 Meeting 6/7/2022 HERE
Annual Plan DRAFT COPY 2023
Click Here for the link to the DHCD Website where plan is posted.
Annual Plan 2022 Posted HERE. Important Phone Numbers. Here
REQUEST FOR BID(S) Here. Replace Damaged Siding and Paint #283090
Resident Services Coordinator Program- South County Housing Authority's of the Berkshires (Stockbridge, Lee, Lenox, Great Barrington)
Employment Opportunity HERE.
Section 8 Rental Assistance
Stockbridge Housing Authority administers 41 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers in southern Berkshire County. SHA belongs to the GoSection8 Massachusetts Centralized Waiting List along with 100+ other housing authorities, and gives preference on the waiting list to applicants that live or work in southern Berkshire County (towns south of Pittsfield), and are working, disabled, or are 62 years of age or older. Priority is given to the homeless of southern Berkshire County and residents of southern Berkshire County with a terminal illness. For more information on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and to apply, go to www.gosection8.com/MassCWL . For information about federally-assisted housing, go to www.hud.gov.
5 Year Annual Plan Submitted Copy. HERE.
Request for Rent Change for Section 8 program. Here
FY2022 Payment Standards Here
FY 2022 Income Limits. Here
SHA Board of Commissioners
Bernard Edmonds, Vice Chairman, barney.edmonds@gmail.com
Dawn Anne Rabinowitz, Treasurer, annerab@hotmail.com
Michael Vogt, Tenant Member, mqv11@yahoo.com
Christina McCarthy, State Appointee Cmccarthy2213@gmail.com
Meetings of the Stockbridge Housing Authority Board of Commissioners are normally held at 8:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the Community Room at Heaton Court, 5 Pine Street, Stockbridge. During COVID our meetings are held remotely and/or hybrid.
If a meeting is to be cancelled, it will be posted HERE. There was no January meeting.
Regular Meeting Notice to be posted Here. The regular meeting of the SHA has been scheduled for March 7, 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM.
If you require an accommodation to participate in the meeting please contact the office no later than 1:00 PM on March 6, 2023.
A special meeting has been scheduled for;
Remote Access Information. All Board Meetings during the COVID 19 Pandemic will be held using remote access and will begin at 9:00 AM. The information to access the meeting will be posted HERE.
Links to Other Assistance
Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority
Berkshire Community Action Council
Berkshire Housing Development Corporation & Housing Services
Lee Housing Authority
Lenox Housing Authority
Massachusetts Dept. of Transitional Assistance
Housing Navigator- NEW- Find Affordable Housing in MA.
How to file an MCAD (Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination)complaint.
Any individual who believes he or she has been denied employment or housing, discharged, or has suffered discrimination in compensation or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or housing on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, ancestry, disability, marital status, veteran status, membership in the armed forces, presence of children, or political beliefs, receipt of public assistance, rental assistance or housing subside or any other basis prohibited by law, has the right to file a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).
