Welcome to the RRHA housing assistance area. Make yourself at home!
Here is where you’ll find application instructions and the application forms to assist you in applying for housing. You’ll also get to see some of our properties.
RRHA administers and manages a HUD-assisted public housing program that provides apartments for low to moderate-income families. RRHA’s goal is to provide our residents with the ability to move from assisted housing to the American dream… Homeownership.
Welcome to the RRHA housing assistance area. Make yourself at home!
Here is where you’ll find application instructions and the application forms to assist you in applying for housing. You’ll also get to see some of our properties.
RRHA administers and manages a HUD-assisted public housing program that provides apartments for low to moderate-income families. RRHA’s goal is to provide our residents with the ability to move from assisted housing to the American dream… Homeownership.
WAITLIST OPEN - Melrose Towers
Effective Monday, March 6, 2023, until 5:00pm on Monday, March 13, 2023, the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority will open the waitlist for our Studio BEDROOMS at Melrose Towers Apartments. Families who wish to apply for housing assistance at Melrose Towers are required to submit an on-line application form by visiting our website at www.rkehousing.org or you may pick up an application at the management office.
For additional information contact
City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority
(540) 983-9249
Melrose Towers 3038 Melrose Ave., NW Roanoke, VA 24017
To meet the needs of persons with hearing impairments, TTD/TTY (text telephone display / teletype) communication will be available through Virginia Relay at 711, 24 hours a day, seven days a week or access their web page at www.varelay.org for further information and for a complete list of features. The National Relay Center can be contacted at 1-800-828-1120.
WAITLIST CLOSED - Lansdowne Park
Effective Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 8:30 am, until 5:00 pm on Friday, February 03, 2023, the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority will open the waitlist for 2, 3, and 4 BEDROOM SIZE at our Lansdowne Park Development.
Effective Friday, February 03, 2023, at the end of the business day (5:00PM), the application process for Lansdowne Park will be closed until further notice.
Families who wish to apply for housing assistance at Lansdowne Park are required to submit an on-line application form by visiting our website at www.rkehousing.org or you may pick up an application at the management office.
For additional information contact
City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Lansdowne Park – (540) 983-9282
2624 Salem Turnpike NW, Roanoke, VA 24017
To meet the needs of persons with hearing impairments, TTD/TTY (text telephone display / teletype) communication will be available through Virginia Relay Customer Care at 1 (866) 246-9300 (TTY) 24 hours a day, seven days a week or access their web page at www.varelay.org for further information and for a complete list of features.
But what exactly is public housing?
RRHA’s public housing program is a rental assistance program governed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program provides housing assistance to low-income families in multifamily and some scattered site single-family dwellings, owned and operated by RRHA.
Under the public housing program, eligible applicants apply at the site where they want to live. Families pay 30% of their adjusted annual income as rent or they may choose a flat rent.
Public housing units range in size from efficiency to 5-bedroom apartments. Apartment size is determined by the number of family members who will live in the unit. Handicap accessible apartments are available for both families and individuals.
Each development offers a number of amenities for young and old to enjoy. Our family developments feature playground equipment, activity centers, picnic tables and shelters, and washer hook-ups in each apartment, as well as a variety of on-site recreational and educational programs. Day care centers operated by Total Action Against Poverty are located in three of our seven family developments.
RRHA’s two high-rise buildings offer independent living to elderly and disabled individuals and couples. The high-rises provide on-site social activities, craft and game rooms, a library, community rooms for special programs, and laundry facilities on each floor.
