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Housing
The Housing Department, located on the second floor of City Hall, provides a wide range of services. These services include:
- Clifton Home Improvement Program (CHIP) CHIP Income Limits to HUD
- The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)
- Housing and Property Maintenance Code Enforcement for Both Residential and Commercial Properties
- Investigation of Illegal Housing
- Section 8 Rental Assistance
- Zoning Code Enforcement
Code Violations
The Clifton housing code sets standards for property maintenance and occupancy. Typical code violations include:
- High grass
- Overcrowding
- Peeling paint
- Sleeping in basements
- Any other property maintenance issues that would constitute a blighting effect upon neighboring properties
Zoning Code
The areas of the zoning code enforced by the Housing Department include illegal signs, fences, illegal apartments including basement and attic apartments, and any changes in the use of existing buildings, such as operating a business from a residence. Section 8 Rental Assistance is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that helps low-income families to afford decent, safe, sanitary housing by subsidizing their rent. Availability of the Section 8 assistance is limited.
Family Self-Sufficiency
The Section 8 Program also offers the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS). This program, funded by the Section 8 Program, helps families who are already receiving rental assistance to reach their goal of reducing their dependence on government subsidies.
Clifton Home Improvement Program
The Clifton Home Improvement Program (CHIP) is also a HUD federally funded program whereby a qualified Clifton homeowner can receive up to a $10,000 grant to repair housing code violations on their home.
- Clifton Home Improvement Program 2023-2024
- CHIP Application - English
- CHIP Application - Gujarati
- CHIP Application - Spanish
- CHIP Application - Polish
- Resolution approving changes in income requirements for the Clifton Community Development Block Grant Program - R290-23
Section 8
- Administrative Plan - Change
- Admin Plan Change - COVID 19 waivers
- Admin Plan Change II - COVID 19 waivers 5-5-2020
- Rent Subsidy
- RFP - Section 8 Accounting 2022
- FSS Reasonable Accommodations Effective Communications and Limited English Proficiency Requirements
- Clifton Public Housing Agency - Public Hearing - 10-3-2023
- PHA Plans for the Clifton Public Housing Agency Annual Plan for FYB 2024 - First Draft
Gujarati
- A Good Place To Live
- A Tenancy Addendum
- Voucher
- Authorization to Release Information with Privacy Act Statement
- Fair Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Brochure
- Housing Discrimination
- Family Self Sufficiency Program
Polish
- A Good Place To Live
- A Tenancy Addendum
- Voucher
- Housing Choice Voucher Program
- Authorization to Release Information with Privacy Act Statement
- Fair Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Brochure
- Housing Discrimination
- Family Self Sufficiency Program
Spanish
- Housing Choice Voucher Program
- Fair Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Brochure
- Housing Discrimination
- Family Self Sufficiency Program
Habitable Room
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for:
- Closets
- Cooking or Eating Purposes
- Excluding Bathrooms
- Foyers or Communicating Corridors
- Laundries
- Living
- Pantries
- Sleeping
- Storage Spaces
- Water Closet Compartments
§273-10. Space and location requirements. (Amended February 17, 1970 by Ordinance Number 3964)
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Brian Rodgers
Director
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Cindi Figlar
Section 8 Rental AssistancePhone: 973-470-5846
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Brian Rodgers
CHIP ProgramPhone: 973-470-5848
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Housing Department
Physical Address
900 Clifton Avenue
2nd Floor
Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone: 973-470-5849Fax: 973-471-1837
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:15 AM to 4:15 PM