This housing agency serves Richmond, Indiana.
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The Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The RHA offers three communities for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply for public housing you must visit the RHA office to fill out an application, located at 58 S. 15th St., Richmond, IN 47374, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Be sure to bring these documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The RHA does have a preference for applicants that live and/or work in Richmond.For more information, the RHAcan be reached by calling 765-966-2687, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.
Housing Authority of the City of Richmond provides affordable housing for up to 577 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
58 South 15th Street, Richmond, IN
(765) 966-2687Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Housing Authority of the City of Richmond serves 522 low-income households. The agency manages 277 Housing Choice Vouchers and 245 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Richmond. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Richmond households.
Working adults head 125 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Richmond.
There are 386 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Richmond housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond.
| Black | 198 |
| White | 313 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 104 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond. Senior households are 20% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Richmond housing.
There are 125 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Richmond housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond.
The Housing Authority of the City of Richmond is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"