Somerville Housing Authority

Somerville Housing Authority provides access to subsidized housing for eligible low and moderate-income families and elderly and are proud of the quality of our residential communities and surrounding services. Overseeing more than 1,400 units of affordable housing in Somerville, Massachusetts, the employees of SHA have built a reputation for providing all SHA residents with the highest standards of decent, safe and sanitary housing. We are proud of the achievements of excellence, professionalism, performance and response our staff demonstrates on a daily basis, serving all residents of the SHA and the city.

We hope your experience with the Somerville Housing Authority is beneficial.

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Telephone Notification System

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The Somerville Housing Authority uses a telephone notification service to send important messages to residents. This is similar to the method used by the city to send out notices for school closings and snow emergencies. In order to receive these messages, residents must make sure their manager has an up-to-date telephone number. We also encourage residents to subscribe to our text message service by texting shaalert to 80123. Messages are infrequent, but will contain important information to the SHA community.

SHA News & Events

NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing and Regular Board Meeting of the Somerville Housing Authority will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

Location:
Mystic Activity Center
530 Mystic Avenue
Somerville, MA 02145
Public Hearing Agenda:
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
1. Community Input
2. Approval of the SHA Rent Collection Policy.
3. Adjournment
Regular Board Meeting Agenda:
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(a) Regular Board Meeting – February 26, 2026
2. COMMUNITY INPUT/RESIDENT COUNCILS
3. COMMUNICATIONS
4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
5. DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (IF NECESSARY)
6. PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE (IF NECESSARY)
7. NEW BUSINESS
(a) Revision of SHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP).
(b) Revision of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) Policy and Procedures for Bryant and Hagan Manor.
(c) Revision of Bryant Manor Tenant Selection Plan.
(d) Revision of Hagan Manor Tenant Selection Plan.
(e) Capital Waste Services, Inc. contract.
(f) Davison Co., Inc Contract for Capen Court HVAC Controls Thermostat Replacement Phase 2.
(g) Highland Garden Elevator Modernization contract.
(h) Norian Siani Engineering design contract for the Bryant Manor Boiler Replacement project.
(i) Stallion Plumbing, Heating, Cooling contract for Weston Manor Rooftop Exhaust Fans Replacement.
(j) Approval of the State Program Budgets for FY 2027 with the following programs:
Conventional 400-C Program (Mystic, Clarendon Hill, Jacques Street, Fountain & Sycamore)
Conventional 667-7 Program (Clarendon Towers)
Conventional 689-C Program (Monmouth & Broadway)
State Leased Housing Program
Public Safety Program
(k) Approval of the Federal Program Budgets for FY 2027 with the following programs:
Central Office Cost Center
Conventional AMP 1 Program (Mystic)
Conventional AMP 2 Programs (Brady, Weston, Highland, Ciampa & Properzi)
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
Section 8 SRO Programs 1 and 3
Two Ross Service Programs
Conventional (Bryant Manor)
Conventional (Hagan Manor)
8. OPEN SESSION for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
9. ADJOURNMENT

To view a draft of the Parking Policy click here.

30 Day Comment Period Notice

Event: Around Hear Concert(s) at the Mystic Activity Center!

Around Hear's Upcoming Concert Schedule


The SHA uses MassRelay TTY at 711. You can also ask for disability-related assistance when you contact the SHA, including reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids and services.

If you believe you have been discriminated against, call the HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity national toll-free hotline at 1-800-669-9777. Or, you may contact the local HUD field office at Boston Regional Office of FHEO, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building:

10 Causeway Street, Room 308, Boston, Massachusetts 02222
(617) 994-8300. (800) 827-5005. TTY (800) 877-8339

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 subsidy or any other basis prohibited by law, has the right to file a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
One Ashburton Place, Room 601
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (617) 727-3990
TTY # (617) 727-3990 ext. 588

You are entitled to free translation and interpretation services upon request by calling the SHA at (617) 625-1152.

If you are applying for or receiving assistance under any housing operated by a public housing authority, you may have housing protections under VAWA. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a federal law that, in part, provides housing protections for people applying for or living in units subsidized by the federal government and who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, to help keep them safe and reduce their likelihood of experiencing homelessness.

Please see two important VAWA forms: Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act VAWA (HUD form 5380) and Certification of Domestic Violence (HUD Form 5382) below for SHA’s Federal Housing Programs: