We create opportunities that support self-sufficiency, self-respect and pride for residents.
Stable housing is healthcare. It promotes positive outcomes in education, employment, physical and mental health, and financial stability.
With a place to call home, self-respect, and a support system, playing an active role in the community can be made possible.
The housing we provide represents a long-term community asset. We strive to be the best housing agency in town.
Bath Housing Development Corporation has no vacancies for the month of October 2021. Please check back the first week of November for an update. Read More
Maine landlords are key to addressing our state’s affordable housing needs. That’s why Bath Housing is working with MaineHousing and the Maine Association of Public… Read More
September Vacancy Report: Effective September 10, 2021: Due to the high volume of applications received for this apartment , we are no longer accepting applications.… Read More
Please feel free to give us a call or schedule an appointment to talk through your housing needs. We have staff that can provide education about Bath Housing apartments, preliminary applications, waitlist timeframes and other housing options in the area that meet your individual needs.
(207) 443-3116
Staff are available from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am to 12 pm on Fridays (through October 1, 2021)
(The office is closed to the public at this time due to COVID-19.)
COVID-19 Resources:
RENT RELIEF:
Maine has $200 million in rent relief funds to provide rental and utility relief payments for eligible renters to maintain housing stability. Maine’s Community Action Agencies will review applications, check eligibility, and process payments for eligible expenses on behalf of households. For more information, go to https://www.mainehousing.org/programs-services/rental/rentaldetail/covid-19-rental-relief-program
EVICTION MORATORIUM
On August 26th, 2021 the United States Supreme Court struck down the new CDC Eviction Moratorium. This means there is not any kind of ban on evictions.
CARES ACT HUD Waiver Adoption Information for Bath Housing Authority: HUD Waiver Communication 6.30.2021 Update
"The evictions themselves are also often more complicated than a tenant simply failing to pay rent . . . a big contributor to the problem, they say, is the number of property sales that occurred in Knox County over the last year. In some cases, people are being evicted after a new owner decides to change the use of a building. Evictions are also occurring when a lease is up for renewal and the landlord increases the rent beyond what the tenant can afford."
This story is about Knox County but could be any county in Maine.
“My God, you wouldn’t believe!” This is from a recent Bath Housing Comfortably Home participant. “Those guys are fantastic,” she continued. Because of Comfortably Home and some other positive changes, last week was the first time she has had a really wonderful week in a long time.
Because of the work they did in her bathroom, showering and washing her hair "without drowning" is actually a pleasure. She loved how sturdy her back steps are and said she can actually go outside on them now, even at night with the solar lights. She was relieved of long-term concerns about her ability to evacuate in case of a fire.
She is so appreciative she is now sending a neighbor our way. She said the team went above and beyond to get her work done and were very sweet.
For more information about Comfortably Home, contact Kristen McEvoy at or (207) 295-3317.
“Popham Beach; I spent half my life down there.”
Whimsical in nature, Freida has a loving miniature poodle and enjoys spending every day with her lifelong friend going on mini adventures. Once apart of 17 different organizations, now is the busiest she has ever been. She grew up in Bath, is a Morse High School graduate and spent a portion of her life in Camden, ME, before moving back for retirement. She advises everyone to prepare for retirement, “Once you have a permanent job, do it then.”
