Oakland Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Oakland Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 2,121 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Oakland Housing Authority administered a total of 13,380 Section 8 Vouchers. Oakland Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Oakland Housing Authority is located at 1619 Harrison St., Oakland, CA, 94612 and serves the city of Oakland. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Oakland Housing Authority at, (510) 874-1512 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Oakland Housing Authority was established on April 28, 1938 to provide low-income residents of the City of Oakland with access to low-cost housing. Currently, the Authority provides 1,606 public housing units on 14 sites, 966 units at large developments, 383 units at designated senior sites, 307 units in mixed-finance partnerships, and 13,177 Section 8 leased housing units (rental assistance to private owners).

To assure the availability of quality housing for low-income persons and to promote the civic involvement and economic self-sufficiency of residents and to further the expansion of affordable housing within Oakland.