Local housing resources
NEWARK DE NHA HOUSING SOURCES — sources reviewed September 29, 2026: https://newarkhousingauthority.net/programs-properties/adler-creek/; https://newarkhousingauthority.net/section-8-apartment-complexes; https://newarkhousingauthority.net/programs-properties. NHA identifies Alder Creek as a rental community (56 affordable homes under Ingerman management) and separately names three Newark apartment complexes that accept Section 8: Victoria Mews, South Gate and Colonial Garden. The authority's Section 8 list gives one- and two-bedroom options for those three. Its note that three- and four-bedroom options are private-landlord listings does not name specific addresses or currently available dwellings. Accepting Section 8 is not a promise that a vacancy exists, every unit qualifies, or the property is owned or managed by NHA. NHA's portfolio overview https://newarkhousingauthority.net/programs-properties also mentions 36 one-bedroom units and 20 scattered-site units with two to four bedrooms in Newark, but does not identify their separate residential addresses or entrances. Do not treat those portfolio figures as vacancies or invent mapped properties from them. Its public-housing page https://newarkhousingauthority.net/programs-properties/public-housing-program labels the senior Low Income Public Housing waiting list open for people 62 or older and directs them to NHA at 302-366-0826; this statement applies to that public-housing list, not automatically to Alder Creek or the three privately operated voucher-accepting complexes. Confirm current list status and property eligibility with NHA. NHA's Housing Choice Voucher page https://newarkhousingauthority.net/programs-properties/housing-choice-voucher/ describes a statewide centralized application at https://delaware.affordablehousing.com/ and references a February 3, 2025 reopening; the older notice alone does not prove the voucher list or any apartment is accepting applications today. Use https://newarkhousingauthority.net/contact/ or 302-366-0826 for current NHA program guidance. The NHA office at 313 E. Main Street is a contact address, not a housing-property address. Site-specific criminal-history screening, rent and current availability are not established by these pages. NEW CASTLE COUNTY INCLUSIONARY RENTALS — https://www.newcastlede.gov/2137/Available-RENTAL-Homes; reviewed September 29, 2026. Emblem at Christiana: County directory: one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; listed starting rents $1,820+ for one bedroom to $2,230+ for three bedrooms; 80% and 120% AMI bands. The county gives 302-404-6280; the operator's contact page separately gives 302-206-7428 and identifies 1150 Helen Drive, Newark, DE 19702 as its community address. Confirm which phone and restricted units are current; broader market-rate availability does not establish an inclusionary-unit opening. These are directory claims reviewed September 29, 2026, not confirmation of an available income-restricted unit. Ask the manager for current rent, application and written criminal-history criteria. Reserve at Becks Pond: County directory: one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; listed starting rents $1,820+ for one bedroom to $2,240+ for three bedrooms; 80% and 120% AMI bands. Contact Becks Pond, 302-838-1300. Its linked operator identifies 10 McFarland Drive, Newark, DE 19702 as its community contact address, not an available unit. These are directory claims reviewed September 29, 2026, not confirmation of an available income-restricted unit. Ask the manager for current rent, application and written criminal-history criteria. New Castle County says renting these units is a two-part process: its application checks income qualification and each landlord's own application considers credit and other criteria; the landlord approves the tenant. Contact the landlord directly for its requirements and actual availability. The county says rents may change. Neither the county list nor the manager links establish conviction-screening approval.