The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) will be accepting housing applications for several communities The information shared below is from the PRHA website.
The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the “Authority”) will be accepting housing applications for Phoebus Square, 1 bedroom (62 years and over), Lexington Place 1-2-3 bedrooms and Hope Village 1-2-3 bedrooms beginning Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM and closing on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM.Some of the amenities:
- Income Based Rents
- Central Heat and Air Conditioning
- Laundry Facility (Hope Village)
- New Energy-Star Appliances
- Near Transportation Routes
To be given preference/priority on the waitlist, applicants must be living or working in the City of Portsmouth, elderly and/or disabled families, a PRHA Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher participant terminated due to insufficient funding, a veteran, applicant involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth or homeless as defined by HUD.All applications will be accepted online only. Applicants will be placed on the preliminary waiting list according to the Agency preference(s) and a lottery system. The lottery system will randomly pick the applicants. Once each applicant has been randomly assigned a number, the applications will be placed on the preliminary waitlist in order of the assigned numbers and preferences. Upon acceptance of application, applicants will be given a confirmation number. Applicants are encouraged to print the confirmation page containing this number, or document the confirmation number, as it will be used to identify your application.Results from the lottery will be posted by 5:00pm on Friday, May 29, 2026 on the Authority’s website at www.prha.orgThe family must be at or below the maximum income limits to qualify. The income limits are as follows by household size.
Maximum Income Limits60% AMI1 Person $44,760
2 Persons $51,120
3 Persons $57,540
4 Persons $63,900
5 Persons $69,060
6 Persons $74,160
7 Persons $79,260
8 Persons $84,360
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINETO APPLY, LOG IN TO: webapp.prha.org or www.prha.org for a linkApplications will be accepted from computers, tablets, smartphones or other electronic devices during the specified days that the wait list is open. HARDCOPY PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR ACCEPTED. If you are experiencing any technical issues, please contact Ms. Doreen Davis at (757) 391-2923 or email dhabersham-davis@prha.ogNo applications will be accepted after 4:00PM on May 8, 2026.Computers may be available for public use at all public libraries, PRHA main office, Resident Services building (611 Sixth Street) and other public facilities. Applicants may contact each location for availability.Disabled persons only needing assistance as a reasonable accommodation, in accordance with HUD guidelines, must call the reasonable accommodation line at (757) 391-2980 during the applications days listed above. Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) is 1-800-545-1833, ext. 869.No person will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, disability, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity and military status.
