City of Richmond Housing Authority

Closed: City of Richmond Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in November 2017. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Richmond, CA is about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

1,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the RHA website, or call the office at (510) 621-1300.

Last Updated on 12/01/2017.

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Closed: Richmond Village, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications from May 8, 2023, until June 7, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to pick up an application from Richmond Village Apartments.

Once the application was completed, it was postmarked and mailed to the Richmond Village Apartments.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the RHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the RHA newsletter on May 30, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Richmond, California.

Last Updated on 06/07/2023.

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Closed: City of Richmond Housing Authority Senior/ Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is for senior (62+) households is currently closed. It was last open for four days in March 2018. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Richmond, CA is about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the RHA website, or call the office at (510) 621-1300.

Last Updated on 03/09/2018.

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Closed: Nevin Plaza Studio, 1, and 2-Bedroom Public Housing

The City of Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) Nevin Plaza Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. Applications for Studio, 1, and 2-Bedroom units were last accepted from August 1, 2019, until August 5, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Richmond, CA is about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online pre-application. Once the pre-application was completed, a confirmation number was issued to certify that the pre-application was received. Applicants must print and retain the confirmation number for their records. RHA states that "no paper applications will be accepted."

The public notices states this waiting list had the following preferences: Richmond residents, veterans, foster child/adults and elderly. However, while in contact with the RHA for further information about these preferences, representatives stated that those preferences were not associated with the waiting list. That information contradicts what is written on the public notice, so this waiting list may, or may not have had preferences.

500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the RHA Public Housing page, or the RHA website.

Last Updated on 08/06/2019.

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Closed: Nystrom Village Public Housing

The City of Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) Public Housing waiting list for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Nystrom Village is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 16, 2021, until February 18, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were listed on the public notice.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Preference will be given to Richmond Residents, Veterans, Foster Child/Adults, and Elderly.

1,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the RHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the RHA public notice on February 8, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Richmond, California. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 03/15/2022.

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