Our History

Public Housing in this country was established by the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The purpose of the Act was to provide homes for those of low and moderate income and to provide jobs for the unemployed. The Housing Authority of the City of Reno ("Reno Housing Authority" or "RHA"), was founded six years later, in October 1943, as a municipal corporation under Nevada Revised Statute 315. Since its founding, RHA has also been appointed as the Public Housing Authority for the City of Sparks and Washoe County.

Current Operations

RHA currently owns and manages 764 units of Public Housing (475 for families) in eight different locations in the City of Reno and Sparks under the Public Housing programs and, through the use of the Neighborhood Stabilization Programs and other funding, owns over 100 rental properties specifically targeted for low income households. RHA also provides housing subsidies to more than 2,500 low income families in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County through Rental Assistance programs.

From a Homeless Shelter to a Safe Home in Less Than Two Months

A Reno family now has a safe place to call home after a partnership with Jacobs Entertainment and the RHA comes together on the mission of providing affordable housing for those in need. Read the full story here.

Comuníquese con la Autoridad de Viviendas de Reno al (775)329-3630 en caso de que necesite una forma diferente de comunicación que no sea verbal o por escrito en inglés.

Wait-List Announcement

All wait-lists are currently closed.

All wait-lists are closed as of May 6, 2017. All applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 5, 2017 to be placed on the waitlist.




RHA is a HUD "High Performer"

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has developed rating systems to measure the performance of housing authorities across the country.

HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) performs physical inspections of rental housing that is owned, insured or subsidized by HUD. RHA's most recent REAC inspections in September and October of 2014 received extremely high scores. These scores are out of a possible 100 points.

Tom Sawyer Village	97
John McGraw Court	99
Mineral Manor	95
Myra Birch Manor	97

Hawk View Apartments	91
Essex Manor	97
Stead Manor	95
Silverada Manor	96












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Section 504 Notice of Nondiscrimination
It is the policy and intention of the Housing Authority of the City of Reno to comply in all of its policies and procedures affecting all of its programs and activities, including employment and housing, with all federal, state, and local regulations, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, family status or disabilities. As part of this compliance RHA has a reasonable accommodation/reasonable modification policy for persons with disabilities. RHA will not directly or through contractual licensing or other arrangements permit or engage in such discrimination in its federally assisted programs and activities.

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