RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) has been designated as “troubled” by the federal government after receiving a failing score in its latest evaluation.
According to a new interim Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, RRHA received an overall score of 58 out of 100, placing it in the troubled category.
The score is based on four major categories: physical conditions, financial performance, management, and capital fund operations:
Management was the lowest-scoring category at 7 of 25 possible points. For Capital Fund, RRHA earned 5 of 5 points for timeliness of fund obligation at 90.0%, but 0 of 5 points for occupancy rate at 91.39% (HUD, 2026).
The report, published September 25, 2026, is based on data for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.