Reno Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
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- Washoe County, Nevada Section 8 HCV is closed.
- Reno Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- Family Complexes, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing is closed.
- Stead Manor, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing is closed.
- Reno Housing Authority Senior Public Housing is closed.
- Pilgrim Rest Senior Apartments Low-Income is closed.
Closed: Washoe County, Nevada Section 8 HCV
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher wait list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 7, 2021 until June 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.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- HUD disposition of a multifamily project.– 400 Points
- Non-subsidized: Applicants who are not currently receiving any form of subsidized housing will be
given preference. – 200 Points - Residency: priority will be given to applicants who: - 125 Points
- Currently reside in Washoe County, or
- Currently work or have recently been hired to work at a job located in Washoe County, or
- Have graduated from or are currently enrolled in an education or training program that is
located in Washoe County and is designed to prepare them for the job market (within the
last six months).
- Lease in Place: Applicants who currently live in Washoe County and whose landlords are willing to
accept the Housing Choice Voucher and provide verification, will be given preference. – 200 Points - One- person elderly or disabled household must be given a preference over single person applicants.
Households with more than one person also receive preference, including applicants with unborn
children. – 100 Points - Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced as a result of a disaster, such as fire, flood, and
earthquake, within six months from application date. An applicant who qualifies for this preference
must provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from their
social worker, etc. forcing the action. – 90 Points - Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced or will be displaced (within no more than six months from date of certification or verification) as a result of federal, state, local government or Housing Authority action related to code enforcement, public improvement, and purchase and/or disposition of dwelling units. An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from their social worker, etc. forcing the action. – 70 Points
- Displacement: Other – 10 Points
- Action by a housing owner that results in the need to vacate beyond the applicant’s ability to control and which occurs despite the applicant’s having met all previous conditions of occupancy (other than a rent increase)
- Actual or threatened physical violence directed against the applicant or one or more members of the applicant's household by a spouse or other member of the applicant's household.
- Reprisals where members provide information on criminal activities to law enforcement and, based on threat assessment, a law enforcement agency recommends re-housing the household to avoid or reduce risk of violence against the household.
- Hate crimes where one or more members of the household have been the victim of hate crimes and have vacated a unit because of such crime, or the fear associated with such crime has destroyed the applicant's peaceful enjoyment of the unit.
- Substandard housing:
- Homeless, defined as: - 10 Points
- A household lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, or
- Primary nighttime residence is a public or privately operated shelter designed
to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels,
congregate shelters, and transitional housing), or - Primary nighttime residence is an institution that provides a temporary
residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or - Primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for, or
ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide documentation
such as a notice from the health department, landlord verification, a letter from
a social service agency, fire department or utility provider, and/or letter or
receipts from shelter.
- Dilapidated housing, housing that does not provide safe and adequate shelter, and in its
present condition endangers the health, safety, or wellbeing of a household, one or more
critical defects, or has a combination of intermediate defects in sufficient number or
extent to require considerable repair or rebuilding. The defects may involve original
construction, or may result from continued neglect/ repair or from serious damage to the
structure. – 10 Points- Inoperable indoor plumbing
- No usable toilet or bath inside the unit
- Inadequate safe electrical service
- Inadequate safe source of heat
- Should, but does not have a kitchen
- Has been declared unfit for habitation by an agency or unit of the government
- Inaccessibility of unit. Where a member of the household has a mobility or other
impairment that makes the person unable to use critical elements of the unit; and the
owner is not legally obligated to make the changes to the unit that would make critical
elements accessible to the disabled person as a reasonable accommodation.- An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessary
verification(s) which include, but is not limited to: official document from city, state
or other government body, an eviction notice, police or fire report, letter from a
social worker.
- An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessary
- Homeless, defined as: - 10 Points
- Graduate of Permanent Supportive Housing: Applicants who provide documentation showing successful completion of a Permanent Supportive Housing Program in Washoe County within the last 6 months will be given preference. – 10 Points
- Veterans Status: Applicants who qualify for any of the preferences listed in this section must provide verification such as a DD214, VA patient card, or statement from the VA showing disability, and death certificate, if applicable, or military identification and proof of relationship to the veteran. Within each of the above preferences, priority will be given to:
- Applicants who are disabled veterans whose disability has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service connected. – 4 Points
- Applicant families of deceased veterans whose death has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service connected. – 3 Points
- Applicant families of deceased veterans whose death is non-service connected. – 2 Points
- Applicants who are a current servicemen or a veteran discharged for any reason other than dishonorable. – 1 Point
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the RHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the RHA on June 16, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada.
Last Updated on 10/21/2021.
Closed: Reno Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 7, 2021 until June 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the RHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the RHA on June 16, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada.
Last Updated on 12/05/2021.
Closed: Family Complexes, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Family Complexes from March 27, 2023, until April 14, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preference: Washoe County residents.
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 on March 27, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 04/14/2023.
Closed: Stead Manor, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Stead Manor from March 27, 2023, until April 14, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preference: Washoe County residents.
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 on March 27, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 04/14/2023.
Closed: Reno Housing Authority Senior Public Housing
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for Studio, 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 7, 2021 until June 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the RHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the RHA on June 16, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Public Housing rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 03/30/2022.
Closed: Pilgrim Rest Senior Apartments Low-Income
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) Senior Section 8 wait list for apartments at Pilgrim Rest Senior Apartments is currently open. Applications were last accepted from June 7, 2021 until June 18, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: It is not known if these are Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), or Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) units.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- HUD disposition of a multifamily project.– 400 Points
- Non-subsidized: Applicants who are not currently receiving any form of subsidized housing will be
given preference. – 200 Points - Residency: priority will be given to applicants who: - 125 Points
- Currently reside in Washoe County, or
- Currently work or have recently been hired to work at a job located in Washoe County, or
- Have graduated from or are currently enrolled in an education or training program that is
located in Washoe County and is designed to prepare them for the job market (within the
last six months).
- Lease in Place: Applicants who currently live in Washoe County and whose landlords are willing to
accept the Housing Choice Voucher and provide verification, will be given preference. – 200 Points - One- person elderly or disabled household must be given a preference over single person applicants.
Households with more than one person also receive preference, including applicants with unborn
children. – 100 Points - Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced as a result of a disaster, such as fire, flood, and
earthquake, within six months from application date. An applicant who qualifies for this preference
must provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from their
social worker, etc. forcing the action. – 90 Points - Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced or will be displaced (within no more than six months from date of certification or verification) as a result of federal, state, local government or Housing Authority action related to code enforcement, public improvement, and purchase and/or disposition of dwelling units. An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from their social worker, etc. forcing the action. – 70 Points
- Displacement: Other – 10 Points
- Action by a housing owner that results in the need to vacate beyond the applicant’s ability to control and which occurs despite the applicant’s having met all previous conditions of occupancy (other than a rent increase)
- Actual or threatened physical violence directed against the applicant or one or more members of the applicant's household by a spouse or other member of the applicant's household.
- Reprisals where members provide information on criminal activities to law enforcement and, based on threat assessment, a law enforcement agency recommends re-housing the household to avoid or reduce risk of violence against the household.
- Hate crimes where one or more members of the household have been the victim of hate crimes and have vacated a unit because of such crime, or the fear associated with such crime has destroyed the applicant's peaceful enjoyment of the unit.
- Substandard housing:
- Homeless, defined as: - 10 Points
- A household lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, or
- Primary nighttime residence is a public or privately operated shelter designed
to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels,
congregate shelters, and transitional housing), or - Primary nighttime residence is an institution that provides a temporary
residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or - Primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for, or
ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide documentation
such as a notice from the health department, landlord verification, a letter from
a social service agency, fire department or utility provider, and/or letter or
receipts from shelter.
- Dilapidated housing, housing that does not provide safe and adequate shelter, and in its
present condition endangers the health, safety, or wellbeing of a household, one or more
critical defects, or has a combination of intermediate defects in sufficient number or
extent to require considerable repair or rebuilding. The defects may involve original
construction, or may result from continued neglect/ repair or from serious damage to the
structure. – 10 Points- Inoperable indoor plumbing
- No usable toilet or bath inside the unit
- Inadequate safe electrical service
- Inadequate safe source of heat
- Should, but does not have a kitchen
- Has been declared unfit for habitation by an agency or unit of the government
- Inaccessibility of unit. Where a member of the household has a mobility or other
impairment that makes the person unable to use critical elements of the unit; and the
owner is not legally obligated to make the changes to the unit that would make critical
elements accessible to the disabled person as a reasonable accommodation.- An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessary
verification(s) which include, but is not limited to: official document from city, state
or other government body, an eviction notice, police or fire report, letter from a
social worker.
- An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessary
- Homeless, defined as: - 10 Points
- Graduate of Permanent Supportive Housing: Applicants who provide documentation showing successful completion of a Permanent Supportive Housing Program in Washoe County within the last 6 months will be given preference. – 10 Points
- Veterans Status: Applicants who qualify for any of the preferences listed in this section must provide verification such as a DD214, VA patient card, or statement from the VA showing disability, and death certificate, if applicable, or military identification and proof of relationship to the veteran. Within each of the above preferences, priority will be given to:
- Applicants who are disabled veterans whose disability has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service connected. – 4 Points
- Applicant families of deceased veterans whose death has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service connected. – 3 Points
- Applicant families of deceased veterans whose death is non-service connected. – 2 Points
- Applicants who are a current servicemen or a veteran discharged for any reason other than dishonorable. – 1 Point
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the RHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the RHA on June 16, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Washoe County, Nevada.
Last Updated on 06/18/2021.
About Reno Housing Authority
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Reno Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,590 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, Reno Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:
- Moving to Work
- Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Reno Housing Authority is located in Washoe County, NV.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Reno Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Reno Housing Authority manages 2,479 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Tenant Protection | Moving To Work | Ported Out | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 34 | 2,177 | 19 | 242 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $121 | $602 | $1,269 | $522 |
| Monthly Cost | $4,097 | $1,311,215 | $24,120 | $126,239 |
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 2% having issued approximately 1,194 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 40 years and 5 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of -1 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.9 persons and has a household income of $13,075 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 67% were extremely low income (ELI). 19% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 73% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 37% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 35% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 3% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
34% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 69% of all households were headed by a female.
34% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 14% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Reno Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 30% include at least one person with a disability. 47% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 64% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
61% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 23% with 2 bedrooms and 15% with 3 or more bedrooms. 13% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Reno Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $328 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $570. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $89.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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