Newark Housing Authority

I’ve found that the people working at NHA really have no sympathy or patience for for people who they are supposed to be helping

I do not have any personal experience with this PHA. Just watching a good friend of mine go through what she is going through with them is very heart breaking. You would think places like these would have the best interest of the children they are helping. I would really like to know if equal housing opportunity has a different meaning to Newark Housing Authority because what I am seeing my friend go through is not equal compared to others we know getting assistance from Newark Housing Authority. I personally hope my friend gets the help and assistance she has worked so hard for and they get some staff in there that really care about helping these mothers and their children take the necessary steps of achieving a better opportunity to prevent homelessness.

The property manager Mareen Jordan definitely does not need to have a position as such. Not only does she not have her tenants best interest at heart she doesn’t care about the children either. Mareen is very unprofessional with her tenants. Treating them as if they are beneath her and society because they are receiving assistance with housing. Cussing, yelling, screaming, and hanging up in their ear if things don’t go her way. You are never supposed to ask questions or have an opinion that differs from Mareens. If you’re on their sec.8 waiting list and currently living in their public housing they will play with your voucher and do everything to try and strip that opportunity for you. If you ever go to court about your home, please be prepared to move if you win. They will stalk you, come in your home when they’re not supposed to and set traps to get you up out of there. I feel sorry for the rest of the staff in there. They know she is playing dirty but she is their boss and if they want to keep their job they have to do as she says. At this point I don’t care what happens. My voucher was held because I won in court and when NHA(Mareen Jordan) appealed it I won again. Needless to say I still don’t have my voucher and they still hit me for any penny they can. When you ask to speak to someone higher than her they refer you to Deandra Wilson in PA HUD. They are in it together. You will get nowhere with her either. Stay away from NHA I know everyone wants to get out the city but dealing with this housing authority will have you homeless and or in jail!

Friendly staff they explain everything n make sure everything is correct