Morris Habitat Accepting Applications for Affordable Housing

Applications are now being accepted for one low-income three-bedroom, 1 ½ baths home on East 3rd Street in Plainfield, New Jersey. The residence is in a duplex and will be sold as affordable homeownership to the selected applicant. The sale price will be $114,000, depending upon income and household size.

Interested applicants must attend one mandatory virtual meeting and information session to qualify. The lottery for eligible applicants is expected to be held in October of 2021. Information sessions will be held on:

Wednesday, July 28, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 31, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Wednesday, August 4, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 7, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

For registration, visit: https://www.morrishabitat.org/...

An affordable 30-year mortgage will be held by Morris Habitat. The home will have a minimum 30-year deed restriction that allows modest equity upon resale, but mandates that it be sold at an affordable price to another income-eligible family. The prospective homeowners will contribute a minimum of 300 hours of sweat equity helping to build their home as well as other homes.

In 2019, after celebrating 35 years of providing safe, decent and affordable housing for families in the Morris County area, Morris Habitat for Humanity expanded by acquiring the service area of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield & Middlesex County. Both affiliates have long histories of helping families in their communities and the consolidation will strengthen the organization’s ability to meet the shortage of affordable housing in New Jersey. The newly expanded affiliate will operate under the Morris Habitat name and maintain a second office at 2 Randolph Road in Plainfield. The acquisition will effectively double Morris Habitat’s service area to 68 municipalities spanning 1,000 square miles in Morris, Middlesex and parts of Union and Somerset Counties.

About Morris Habitat for Humanity

Morris Habitat for Humanity is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization committed to building homes, communities and hope. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Morris Habitat builds affordable new homes and provides home repair services to income eligible families. Since 1985, Morris Habitat has served more than 660 families through building 120 local homes, preserving 200 homes for low-income and senior residents, and helping 280 families with housing solutions worldwide. We have engaged more than 130,000 volunteers for our various programs. Morris Habitat also operates a successful ReStore home improvement outlet which has kept 11,000 tons of reusable materials out of landfills and funded 28 homes. For more information, visit Morrishabitat.org or call 973-891-1934.