Richmond California Housing Authority

The Richmond Housing Authority provides decent affordable housing for low and very low income residents of Richmond through our federally funded housing programs:
Public Housing Program
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
Public Housing
Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities.
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. Richmond Housing Authority determines your eligibility based on:
* Annual gross income;
* U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status; and
* Whether you qualify as elderly, as a person with a disability, or as a family
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or the individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program, and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by the Richmond Housing Authority. The Richmond Housing Authority receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program.
A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the Richmond Housing Authority.
A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the Richmond Housing Authority on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Under certain circumstances, if authorized by the Richmond Housing Authority, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home.
Eligibility for a housing voucher is determined by the Richmond Housing Authority based on total annual gross income and family size and is limited to US citizens and specified categories of non-citizens who have eligible immigration status. In general, the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.