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Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Official application routes, service-area details, contact information, and HUD-reported program data for this Norfolk housing agency.

Independent directory: CalculateBenefits is not NRHA or HUD. Recorded source-check date for the agency-specific details below: 2026-11-02.

Is the Norfolk Section 8 waiting list open?

As of Nov. 2, 2026, NRHA's website said the list was closed.

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

Closed

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Public housing

Closed

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Waiting lists open and close without much notice. Applying is free; only NRHA can take an application or tell you your place on a list.

Start with the official agency

Visit the official NRHA website →

Housing applications and waiting-list registration are free. A third party cannot guarantee approval or move you ahead on a waiting list.

What this agency serves

NRHA provides affordable housing and leads redevelopment for Norfolk residents. It owns and manages nearly 4,000 assisted-rental units throughout Norfolk and also works with privately managed communities.

  • Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
  • Public housing (assisted rental housing)
  • Project-Based Vouchers
  • HCV Homeownership and HomeNet Homeownership Center
  • Family Self-Sufficiency and client services

Housing Choice Voucher application

NRHA takes Housing Choice Voucher applications online only, through its Yardi RentCafé Applicant Portal, and only during set times when the list opens. You need a RentCafé account first. Making an account does not put you on a list.

What NRHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check NRHA's official site or call for the current status.

Read NRHA's steps to apply through RentCafé →

Public housing application

Public housing applications also go through the RentCafé Applicant Portal during set open periods. If NRHA finds you eligible, you are added to the waitlist for a community. NRHA gives preference points to people who live or work in Norfolk, to working households and to veterans.

What NRHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check NRHA's official site or call for the current status.

See NRHA's communities and each one's waitlist →

Income limits for Norfolk city

HUD fiscal year 2026 limits (pulled July 27, 2026) for Norfolk city, where NRHA's main office is.

Household30% (extremely low)50% (very low)80% (low)
1 person$22,650$37,700$60,350
2 people$25,850$43,100$68,950
3 people$29,100$48,500$77,550
4 people$33,000$53,850$86,150

Section 8 vouchers generally use the 50% limit, and agencies must give most new vouchers to families at or below 30%; families up to 50% can still qualify. The 80% limit applies to public housing.

Source: HUD income limits. Check 5 to 8 people or another county →

Other help in Norfolk

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Contact NRHA before you visit

General inquiries: 757-623-1111
Central office: 555 E. Main St., Norfolk, Virginia 23510

Housing Choice Voucher line: 757-314-2075

Published hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

NRHA's main office is at 555 E. Main St. in Norfolk, open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 757-623-1111 before you go. If you need a disability accommodation, contact NRHA's 504/ADA Coordinator; NRHA asks for seven business days' notice.

If you need communication aids or other accommodations, contact NRHA's 504/ADA Coordinator at 757-314-2009 (TDD 800-545-1833) or [email protected]. NRHA asks for seven business days' notice.

From CalculateBenefits, not NRHA

Waiting-list news by email

Get our free emails. If this agency's main Section 8 waiting list opens and we see it, we email the people who signed up here. Some lists close before we can send. To sign up, you take our free benefits check. You give your name and email and answer a few questions. A phone step is optional. Then you see offers from partners. Your information may be shared with or sold to marketing partners. They may also contact you (how we use it). Signing up does not apply for housing or put you on any waiting list.

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Before and after you apply

  • To make a RentCafé account, go to NRHA's Yardi Account Registration page and choose Applicant Account Registration. You do not need a registration code to apply.
  • You sign in without a password, using your email, Gmail or Apple.
  • If your address, phone, income or family size changes, update it in the RentCafé Applicant Portal. Old information can get your application taken off the waitlist.
  • For questions about your application, call NRHA's Occupancy Department at 757-624-8615 (TDD 1-800-545-1833).
  • NRHA runs credit and criminal background checks on every adult 18 or older. If you owe NRHA or another housing program money, it must be paid in full before your application is processed.
  • If NRHA finds you not eligible, it will tell you and offer an informal hearing.

Documents NRHA asks applicants to have ready

  • Names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of everyone who will live with you
  • Your current address and phone number
  • Names and addresses of your current and past landlords
  • An estimate of your household income for the next 12 months
  • Names and addresses of employers and banks
  • Birth certificates, Social Security cards, and proof of income, assets and expenses
  • Past rental references

From NRHA's published guidance. Ask the agency if you are missing something; do not wait to call.

HUD-reported assistance

5,464HUD-reported voucher units
4,193Voucher units reported in use
2,062HUD-reported public housing units
1,749Occupied public housing units

These figures are HUD reporting-data snapshots, not a count of openings. Equal inventory and occupied counts do not prove that no future opening is possible. Waiting-list status comes from NRHA, not this dataset.

HUD public housing designation: Standard Performer. Standard Performer means the agency met HUD's overall and individual-indicator minimums but did not qualify as a High Performer. It is an operating assessment, not a customer-review rating.

HUD directory dataset retrieved 2026-07-20; record last updated 2026-04-07. Read the data methods and limitations.

Agency and data sources

Related: All Virginia housing agencies · Virginia income limits and Fair Market Rents · How Housing Choice Vouchers work · Section 8 waiting lists at large agencies.