The Housing Authority of Portland is committed to serving eligible applicants and will not discriminate against any person on the grounds of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disability.

Public Housing Program
HAP’s Public Housing program owns and/or manages nearly 2500 low-rent housing units for families and individuals. These apartment communities, which contain units in size from studio to 4-bedroom, are located throughout Multnomah County and Gresham. In general, rents for these properties are approximately 30% of the household's monthly adjusted income. This page includes all the information you will need to successfully apply for HAP's public housing program.

Where do you want to live?
HAP maintains site-based waiting lists at each of our apartment communities. Applicants may choose to apply for up to three communities on the "open" waiting list(s). To obtain more specific information about the apartment communties listed on the "open" waiting lists use the public housing interactive community guide.

How do I apply?
Applicants may apply for up to three apartment communities on the “open” waiting list by submitting a public housing application to any community leasing office. A step-by-step guide and printable application forms are available on our Applying for Housing page.

Keep HAP Informed
Once your application has been accepted you will need to keep HAP informed of any changes to your phone number, address, and/or household compostion. All changes must be in writing and may be submitted to any apartment community leasing office. Failure to do so may result in your application being cancelled.

Use the links below to find out more about Public Housing:

Interactive Community Guide This interactive apartment community guide provides quick access to specific locations, addresses, phone numbers, community amenities, TriMet routes, and community resource information for individual public housing apartment communities.

Public Housing Apartment Community Directory (PDF, 50 pages, 2124kb) This directory has specific information on all public housing apartment communities such as locations, addresses, phone numbers, community amenities, TriMet routes, and community resource information.

Public Housing Program Eligibility Review this document to find out more about public housing eligibility requirements.

Applying for Housing A step-by-step guide to apply for public housing.

Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] A list of answers to frequently asked questions about the application process for a PH apartment community.

Policy on Reasonable Accommodations If you have a disability and believe that you need a reasonable accommodation, visit this page to read our policy.

Open and Closed Waitlists w/ Estimated Wait Time (PDF, 1 page) This document lists which public housing waitlists are open and closed, and their estimated wait times. Applicants may only apply to open wait lists. This document is updated each month.

Criteria for Residency - English (PDF, 1 page, 56kb) This document provides applicants with information about the application process and the screening criteria. Criteria for Residency - Russian (PDF, 1 page, 220kb) Criteria for Residency - Spanish (PDF, 1 page, 49kb) Criteria for Residency - Vietnamese (PDF, 1 page, 231kb)

Public Housing Waiting List Application - English (PDF, 120kb) This is the application you use to establish your household on a waiting list that is open. Applicants may apply for up to three apartment communities on the "open" waiting list by submitting a public housing application to any community leasing office. Public Housing Waiting List Application - Russian (PDF, 116kb) Public Housing Waiting List Application - Spanish (PDF, 116kb) Public Housing Waiting List Application - Vietnamese (PDF, 116kb)

Important Note: Terminally ill and CHSP applicants may apply for any property in the public housing portfolio.

Thank you for your interest in HAP's Public Housing apartment communities. If you have additional questions please contact any community leasing office or call the PH hotline at 503.288.5750.

For Current Public Housing Residents
Visit the PH Resident Resources page >>

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Content of this page last updated 7/30/2008