This housing agency serves Ruston, Louisiana.
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The Housing Authority of Ruston (HAR) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applicaitons for families and senior/disabled households.The HAR offers one Public Housing community with 298 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply:
Housing Authority of Ruston provides affordable housing for up to 300 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
615 North Farmerville Street, Ruston, LA
(318) 255-3644Section 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 Ruston serves 286 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 286 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Ruston. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Housing Authority of Ruston households.
Working adults head 105 households and make up 37 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Ruston.
There are 225 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Ruston housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Housing Authority of Ruston.
| Black | 232 |
| White | 49 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 62 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Ruston. Senior households are 22% of households in Housing Authority of Ruston housing.
There are 57 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Ruston housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Housing Authority of Ruston.
The Housing Authority of Ruston 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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