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Affordable Rental Apartments
The City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Housing Authority, nonprofit organizations and private developers provide a range of rental housing opportunities throughout the city. Households can find out about affordable rental opportunities in Cambridge several ways:
Housing Division Affordable Housing Mailing List
The Community Development Department Housing Division maintains a mailing list of residents who want to be notified when the City markets affordable units. Please note that the mailing list form is not a housing application. You can also call our housing information line at 617/349-4622 to learn about new housing opportunities.
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to Affordable Housing Mailing List Form
Private Rental Developments
Private for-profit developers own and manage affordable housing throughout the city. These developments maintain waiting lists of households to notify when vacancies occur. Also, through the Inclusionary Zoning Program the CDD markets affordable rental units for various privately owned and managed developments. For more information, please contact the Housing Information Line at 617/349-4622.
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to List of Privately Owned and Managed Rental Properties in Cambridge
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to Affordable Housing Mailing List Form
Non-Profit Housing Developments
Several non-profit agencies in Cambridge own and manage affordable rental developments throughout the city. Please contact these organizations and their management companies directly to apply for housing.
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to List of Housing Providers on the Housing Services web page
Public Housing and Section 8 Housing
The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) operates all of the federal and state public housing developments in Cambridge. These affordable apartments serve very-low, low and moderate-income households, elderly, and disabled individuals. The CHA also operates the Section 8 Program. For more information or to apply for CHA housing please call 617/497-4040.
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to Cambridge Housing Authority web site
Advertising Affordable Units
When the City markets an affordable housing unit, local newspapers publish notices (Cambridge Chronicle and Cambridge Tab) and flyers are posted throughout the city. Residents on the affordable housing mailing list who qualify for the unit based on income and household size receive a flyer through the mail. New rental housing opportunities are posted elsewhere on this web site.
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to List of Currently Available Affordable Housing Opportunities
For More Information
For more information about affordable housing opportunities in Cambridge, please call the Housing Information Line at 617/349-4622 or send an email to Michelle Moran at mmoran@cambridgema.gov. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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