Rock Island Housing Authority (RIHA) offers affordable, decent, safe and sanitary housing opportunities to low- and moderate-income families including elderly and disabled persons. The Agency provides rental assistance to families who pay no more than 30% of their income toward rent and utilities. RIHA is dedicated to creating safe, viable and vibrant communities for a broad-based market founded on transition and hope. It is the provider of housing of choice and supports a variety of programs fostering economic self-sufficiency and personal growth. RIHA is an independent, not-for-profit agency that receives most of its funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

RIHA currently owns and manages 487 units of conventional public housing and operates a Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) with 230 units of subsidized Section 8 housing. In total, the Agency provides homes for 717 families - nearly 1,500 persons.

RIHA Strategic Goals

	Achieve and Maintain Operational Excellence
	Ensure Long-Term Financial Viability
	Implement Asset Management Plan
	Maintain a Positive Public Image

RIHA Guiding Principles

	Meet the housing needs of low- and very low-income families and individuals
	Provide residents with more choices and more control over where they live
	Expand the housing market to meet the needs of current and future RIHA residents
	Promote neighborhood revitalization throughout the City of Rock Island
	Transition RIHA residents to economic independence and housing self-sufficiency

RIHA Vision
RIHA is committed to building new communities for residents based on transition and hope. The creation of affordable housing that is indistinguishable from market-rate housing in the surrounding area is moving RIHA toward providing housing of choice rather than housing of last resort. RIHA is improving the quality of public and affordable housing in Rock Island by providing more choices for current and future residents.

RIHA Mission
RIHA is committed to pursuing new and creative ways to meet the changing housing needs of the diverse population of Rock Island, Illinois.

Public Housing Programs
RIHA public housing units are located on four sites including Spencer Towers, Sunset Heights, Lincoln Homes and Manor Homes. Spencer Towers and Sunset Heights are high-rise structures. Spencer houses elderly and non-elderly disabled. Sunset serves a general adult population. Manor and Lincoln Homes are family sites.

For additional information, please call call 309.788.0825 or e-mail Housing@riha4rent.org.

Housing Choice Voucher Program
Through the RIHA Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, participants are provided the opportunity to choose any house or apartment they would like to rent as long as it meets certain basic requirements for housing quality. Under the HCV Program, the housing cannot cost more than the HUD-defined Payment Standard, but a family may choose to rent a more expensive house or apartment and pay the extra amount. However, the total rent cannot exceed 40% of the household's income.

As part of the RIHA Homebuyer Incentive Program, HCV participants are able to apply their voucher toward monthly mortgage payments enabling them to become homeowners.

For additional information, please call call 309.788.0825 or e-mail Housing@riha4rent.org.

Housing Application Requirements
The following documentation is required at the time of application:

	Valid State ID for all adults in household (18 years of age and older)
	Social Security Cards for all persons in household
	Birth Certificates of all children under the age of 18
	One signed Employment Verification form (even if not currently employed
	Four Rental History Verification Forms signed with names and addresses of each reference
	Three Character Reference Forms signed with names and addresses of each reference
	One Disability Certification signed with a doctor's name and office address (If claiming Disabled with no SSI documentation)
	One Declaration of Section 214 signed for every person in household (Parent or Guardian signs for children under 18)

Additional Documentation for Applications with Two or More Adults
Each adult must sign the following documents:

	Declaration of Section 214
	Utility Release Form
	HUD-9886
	Criminal Background Release
	Four Rental History Verifications
	One Employment Verification Form
	Authorization to obtain Consumer Information Form