information for applicants
If you would like to apply to live at Maple Hill Apartments, there are first a few things you should know:
Maple Hill is a Section 236 rental program, regulated and supervised by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Under this rental program, a monetary subsidy is paid by HUD to the New York State agency which holds the mortgage for Maple Hill Apartments. The effect of this subsidy is to lower the rent paid by residents below the level that would be charged under conventional financing. Because this subsidy is ultimately paid for by the American taxpayer, HUD has ruled that those qualified to live at Maple Hill Apartments meet certain qualifications. Maple Hill is also approved by both Section 8 Program administrators in Tompkins County.
Qualifications for residency:
- Your income must fall within certain lower and upper limits as defined by HUD.
- Material or cash assets must not exceed certain limits as defined by HUD.
- There must be availability of an apartment unit that matches family size.
- All applicants must have U.S. citizenship or pending citizenship, or refugee status.
- A background check that does not reveal adverse credit or payment history, prior landlord grievances, criminal behavior, or a history of drug or alcohol use.
The owner of Maple Hill Apartments is obligated under its mortgage regulations to ask for and verify an applicant’s response to questions relating to the above. Adverse information regarding the applicant, or refusal by the applicant to provide the owner with requested information, or applicant’s refusal to allow verification of certain personal information can be considered grounds for an applicant to not qualify for the Section 236 multifamily housing program.
To apply to live at Maple Hill Apartments, simply visit our office at 301 Maple Ave, F-5; Ithaca, NY 14850, and pick up an application. Fill out the application in its entirety and return it to the office. If there is no apartment available upon the time of application, you will be placed on a waiting list of a first-come, first-served basis.
Waiting List
If your application is approved for residency, and we do not have a unit of the appropriate size available for move in, you will be placed on a waiting list. This list is of a first come, first serve basis. When a unit is available, the Maple Hill Apartments office will notify you.
Move-in Procedure
Upon move in, we will conduct an overall check of the condition of the apartment. We also ask that you as the new tenant write a letter as to the condition of the apartment, noting any flaws. This is to insure that you are not liable for these conditions upon move-out.
Security Deposit
We require a security deposit equal to one month’s rent prior to move-in. The payment must be in the form of a Money Order. The Security Deposit will be placed in a savings account in the name of Head of Household at the Tompkins Trust Company, Ithaca, NY, and held until after the final inspection at the time of move-out. The deposit will be returned within two weeks after move-out. The prevailing bank interest rate shall apply.
Rent
Rent is due by the first of each month. The Landlord will collect a fee of $5.00 for rent paid after the fifth, and $1.00 for each day thereafter. Personal Check or Money Order should be made payable to Abbott Associates. Cash payments will not be accepted. Please make sure that your apartment is written on the check. Rent can be dropped into the appropriately marked box at the Rental Office. If you mail your rent payment, make sure we receive it no later than the 5th of the month.