This housing agency serves Richmond, Kentucky.
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The Housing Authority of Richmond (HAR) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HAR offers four Public Housing communities with 277 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 5 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HAR office to pick up a pre-application, located at 502 Ellis Ct., Richmond, KY 40475 during normal office hours.Once the pre-application has been completed, you must call the HAR at (859) 623-5968 to schedule an appointment to hand in the pre-application.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members, food stamps award letter (if applicable).The HAR does have a preference point system and they will go over them during the appointment.For more information, call the HAR office at (859) 623-5968 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of Richmond provides affordable housing for up to 292 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
502 Ellis Court, Richmond, KY
(859) 623-1321Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Richmond serves 276 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 276 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Richmond. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Housing Authority of Richmond households.
Working adults head 69 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Richmond.
There are 195 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Richmond housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Housing Authority of Richmond.
| Black | 33 |
| White | 235 |
| Hispanic | 6 |
There are 69 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Richmond. Senior households are 25% of households in Housing Authority of Richmond housing.
There are 66 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Richmond housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Housing Authority of Richmond.
The Housing Authority of Richmond is rated as a high 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.
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