200+ Apply For Town's Workforce Housing Lottery

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — With affordable housing an ephemeral dream for many East End residents, two lucky winners will soon have the chance to see their hopes realized in new housing lottery offered by the Town of Southampton.

Letters were sent to 252 applicants to notify them that they have qualified for a lottery for two newly constructed three bedroom, two bath homes in Southampton, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said in a release.

The lottery will be held at Town Hall on March 15 at 2 p.m.

Qualified first time homebuyers were required to submit applications to the Long Island Housing Partnership by Feb. 28. The homes, located on Moses Lane and Magee Street, will sell for $332,400, Schneiderman said.

The Town of Southampton donated the land and the homes were constructed under the direction of the Southampton Business Alliance Housing Initiative Corporation and the Southampton Business Alliance.

Qualified buyers had to meet 2017 to 2018 income levels established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, town officials said.

Those guidelines are as follows:

Income limitations apply according to the size of household and may not exceed:

Household Size — Maximum Income

1 $93,050

2 $106,350

3 $119,650

4 $132,950

5 $143,600

6 $154,250

7 $164,850

8 $175,500

Applications were submitted with a non-refundable $50 application fee, the release said. Applicants meeting the requirements are now entered into a lottery and will next be required to complete a formal application for income and employment and credit information. In addition, applicants must also attend mortgage counseling with the Long Island Housing Partnership, a certified HUD counseling agency, and qualify to obtain a mortgage, the supervisor said.

Only those who have not owned a home, property or shares of a home or property during the past three years were eligible for the program, town officials added.

Questions about the lottery should be directed to the Long Island Housing Partnership at (631) 435-4710 or the Town of Southampton Housing Office at (631) 702-1731.

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