Description:
Description:
River Rouge Housing Commission is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. River Rouge Housing Commission manages several funded programs and has a total of 300 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. River Rouge Housing Commission administered a total of 249 Section 8 Vouchers. River Rouge Housing Commission currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. River Rouge Housing Commission is located at 180 Visger Rd., River Rouge, MI, 48218 and serves the city of River Rouge. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact River Rouge Housing Commission at, (313) 382-1414 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The River Rouge Housing Commission came into existence in 1948. It is comprised of 300 units, our Hyacinth Court II Community Center located at 460 ½ Lenoir Court, River Rouge, Mi. 48218, and the main office which is located at 180 Visger Road, River Rouge, Mi. 48218.
The 300 units are divided into four Project Areas:
Project 1 was named Seneca Terraces constructed in 1952 (48 units located on Polk Street and Beechwood)
Project 2 was named Iroquois Terraces also constructed in 1952 (52 units located on Goodell Street)
Project 3 was named Seneca and Iroquois Terraces constructed in 1958 (100 units located on Polk, Beechwood and Goodell streets)
Project 4 called Scattered Sites constructed in 1963 (100 units located in Superior Ct, Lenoir Ct, Kleinow Street, Polk Street and Goodell Street.
In addition to our 300 Public Housing Units we also administer 249 Section 8 Vouchers from our Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The Section 8 Program first came into existence in River Rouge in 1977 under the Section 8 Existing Housing Program. Our Section 8 office is housed in our Hyacinth Court II Community Center, and the current Section 8 Coordinator is named Lori Long.
The River Rouge Housing Commission is dedicated to assisting its residents in achieving a positive and productive quality of life by providing access to community resources and safe, sanitary affordable housing.
Current Status | Active |
Size of River Rouge Housing Commission compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 2 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 249 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 300 |
Waiting list for the River Rouge Housing Commission is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Wayne County, MI:
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Population: | 1,764,804 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.66 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 22.6% |
Homeownership Rate: | 64.8% |
Housing Units: | 816,549 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $22,308 |
Median Household Income: | $41,184 |
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