Reno Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Washoe County, Nevada.

Waiting List
Closed: Washoe County, Nevada Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Reno Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Family Complexes, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Stead Manor, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Pilgrim Rest Senior Apartments Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Reno Housing Authority Senior Public Housing Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Washoe County, Nevada Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

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 begiven 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 islocated in Washoe County and is designed to prepare them for the job market (within thelast six months).
  • Lease in Place: Applicants who currently live in Washoe County and whose landlords are willing toaccept 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 unbornchildren. – 100 Points
  • Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced as a result of a disaster, such as fire, flood, andearthquake, within six months from application date. An applicant who qualifies for this preferencemust provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from theirsocial 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 designedto provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels,congregate shelters, and transitional housing), or
      • Primary nighttime residence is an institution that provides a temporaryresidence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or
      • Primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for, orordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide documentationsuch as a notice from the health department, landlord verification, a letter froma social service agency, fire department or utility provider, and/or letter orreceipts from shelter.
    • Dilapidated housing, housing that does not provide safe and adequate shelter, and in itspresent condition endangers the health, safety, or wellbeing of a household, one or morecritical defects, or has a combination of intermediate defects in sufficient number orextent to require considerable repair or rebuilding. The defects may involve originalconstruction, or may result from continued neglect/ repair or from serious damage to thestructure. – 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 otherimpairment that makes the person unable to use critical elements of the unit; and theowner is not legally obligated to make the changes to the unit that would make criticalelements accessible to the disabled person as a reasonable accommodation.
      • An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessaryverification(s) which include, but is not limited to: official document from city, stateor other government body, an eviction notice, police or fire report, letter from asocial worker.
  • 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.

Closed: Reno Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

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.

Closed: Family Complexes, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

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.

Closed: Stead Manor, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

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.

Closed: Pilgrim Rest Senior Apartments Other Waiting List

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 begiven 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 islocated in Washoe County and is designed to prepare them for the job market (within thelast six months).
  • Lease in Place: Applicants who currently live in Washoe County and whose landlords are willing toaccept 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 unbornchildren. – 100 Points
  • Applicants who have been involuntarily displaced as a result of a disaster, such as fire, flood, andearthquake, within six months from application date. An applicant who qualifies for this preferencemust provide a police/fire report, letter from a government agency, or a written statement from theirsocial 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 designedto provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels,congregate shelters, and transitional housing), or
      • Primary nighttime residence is an institution that provides a temporaryresidence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or
      • Primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for, orordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide documentationsuch as a notice from the health department, landlord verification, a letter froma social service agency, fire department or utility provider, and/or letter orreceipts from shelter.
    • Dilapidated housing, housing that does not provide safe and adequate shelter, and in itspresent condition endangers the health, safety, or wellbeing of a household, one or morecritical defects, or has a combination of intermediate defects in sufficient number orextent to require considerable repair or rebuilding. The defects may involve originalconstruction, or may result from continued neglect/ repair or from serious damage to thestructure. – 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 otherimpairment that makes the person unable to use critical elements of the unit; and theowner is not legally obligated to make the changes to the unit that would make criticalelements accessible to the disabled person as a reasonable accommodation.
      • An applicant who qualifies for this preference must provide the necessaryverification(s) which include, but is not limited to: official document from city, stateor other government body, an eviction notice, police or fire report, letter from asocial worker.
  • 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.

Closed: Reno Housing Authority Senior Public Housing Waiting List

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.

About The Agency

Reno Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,590 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

1525 East 9th Street, Reno, NV

Visit Website(775) 329-3630

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How large is the Reno Housing Authority?

Reno Housing Authority serves 3,146 low-income households. The agency manages 3,110 Housing Choice Vouchers and 690 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Reno Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Reno Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Reno Housing Authority households.

How many Reno Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 629 households and make up 20 percent of households served by Reno Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Reno Housing Authority?

There are 2107 female-headed renter households living in Reno Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Reno Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Reno Housing Authority renters?

Black 472
Native American 63
Asian-Pacific Islander 126
White 1,951
Hispanic 535

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Reno Housing Authority?

There are 1573 households headed by seniors served by the Reno Housing Authority. Senior households are 50% of households in Reno Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Reno Housing Authority housing?

There are 1038 persons with disabilities living in Reno Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Reno Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Reno Housing Authority?

The Reno Housing Authority 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.

How often does Reno Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Reno Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on August 1, 2019 and closed on August 23, 2019.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Reno Housing Authority

Willie J. Wynn Apartments

1202 Hillboro Ave, Reno, Nevada 89512

Mcgraw Court

2455 Orovada St, Sparks, Nevada 89431

Hawk View Apartments

2501 Tripp Dr, Reno, Nevada 89512

Essex Manor

700 Carlyle Ct, Reno, Nevada 89506

Mineral Manor

1633 Andesite Ave, Reno, Nevada 89512

Tom Sawyer Village

2425 Tom Sawyer Dr, Reno, Nevada 89512

Silverada Manor

1402 Silverada Blvd, Reno, Nevada 89512

Stead Manor

5068 Cocoa Ave, Reno, Nevada 89506

Myra Birch Manor

3584 Carlos Ln, Reno, Nevada 89502