Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) administered a total of 2,094 Section 8 Vouchers. Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) is located at 410 Court Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662 and serves the city of Portsmouth. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) at, (740)354-4547 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

In 1938 a group of concerned citizens faced the problems of the recent destruction of housing by the 1937 flood, the large number of substandard rental housing units in our area and the employment of idle building trade artisans. A recently passed bill by the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 seemed to address these community problems. Also, the Ohio State Legislature recently amended the state housing laws to bring them in line with the newly enacted federal statutes. This gave broader power to local housing authorities and enabled them to avail themselves to federal funds.

The mission of the Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority is to assist low-income families with safe, decent and affordable housing opportunities as they strive to achieve self-sufficiency and improve the quality of their lives. The housing authority is committed to expanding access to all services and to the continuous improvement of all operational levels so as to provide our residents, both present and future, with superior services. We shall make every effort to create and maintain solid partnerships with residents and appropriate community agencies, groups and individuals with one thought in mind: improvement of housing conditions and opportunities for customers.