HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

What HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE does

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR) is a public agency chartered by the State of California in 1942 to administer federal affordable housing programs in Riverside County under the governance of the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors and a Board of Commissioners chaired by Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, with Heidi Marshall as Executive Director. The agency's principal programs are the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) tenant-based program, the Project Based Voucher (PBV) program tied to specific units, the Moderate Rehabilitation program, the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, and Housing Successor Agency services inherited from the former County of Riverside Redevelopment Agency (2012) and former Coachella Redevelopment Agency (2013). At present, HACR administers approximately 10,290 tenant-based and project-based vouchers, 950 PBV units, and 306 PBV units in active construction, having assisted 17,627 families, while 137,000 families remain on the waiting list.

HACR's underlying technology stack is non-proprietary and consists of HUD-aligned systems: RentCafe (tenant-facing portal at myportal.harivco.org), Tenmast (landlord-facing owner portal at harivco.tenmast.com), and an ArcGIS-based High Opportunity Areas mapping application for mobility counseling. Compliance is governed by HUD Housing Quality Standards inspections, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Architectural Barriers Act, the Fair Housing Act, and VAWA protections. Distribution is delivered through two regional offices (West County at 5555 Arlington Avenue, Riverside; East County at 44-199 Monroe Suite B, Indio), the official harivco.org website localized in eight languages, an AffordableHousing.com marketplace partnership for unit listings, and landlord outreach seminars.

HACR does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its "pricing" structure is governed entirely by HUD voucher payment standards set by bedroom size (0-6 bedrooms) that cap per-unit subsidies, not customer-facing prices. Funding flows from HUD to HACR for both Housing Assistance Payments to landlords and administrative fees, supplemented by Housing Successor Agency income from the dissolved redevelopment agencies. The customer base is structurally diversified at the household level — very low-income families (≤50% AMI, primarily ≤30% AMI), elderly households (head 62+), disabled families, veterans and widows of veterans, homeless and at-risk populations (including Project RoomKey referrals), and first-time homebuyers — making the agency a counter-cyclical entity whose funding scales with federal appropriations rather than with household demand.

Name

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

Legal name

Housing Authority of the County of Riverside

Website

https://harivco.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside is a California-chartered public agency administering HUD-funded affordable housing programs (Housing Choice Voucher, Project Based Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency) for approximately 17,627 very low-income families across Riverside County through two regional offices and online portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Housing Assistance

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (92511), Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAA

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYFSALAKAI

Housing Voucher & Rental Assistance Programs (Tenant-Based/Project-Based)

Financial & Insurance/Mortgage & Housing Finance/Housing Finance Agencies & Government-Sponsored Housing Programs

SECONDARYFSALAKAN

Fair Housing, Compliance & Housing Program Oversight

Financial & Insurance/Mortgage & Housing Finance/Housing Finance Agencies & Government-Sponsored Housing Programs

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Affordable housing programs
• Rental assistance vouchers
• Public housing authority
• Section 8 housing
• Low-income housing assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside is a public agency that administers federally funded rental assistance programs, primarily the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and Project Based Voucher programs, which pay a portion of monthly rent directly to private landlords on behalf of very low-income families in Riverside County. It supplements these programs with the Moderate Rehabilitation program, the Family Self-Sufficiency economic empowerment program, and Housing Successor Agency services such as first-time homebuyer down payment assistance and multi-family development loans.

Product overview

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR) is a public agency chartered by the State of California that administers affordable housing programs serving Riverside County since 1942. The organization operates several interconnected rental assistance programs, with the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and Project Based Voucher programs as its core offerings. These are supplemented by the Moderate Rehabilitation program and the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program for economic empowerment. The authority provides tenant and landlord portals (RentCafe and Owner Portal) for program management, maintains online waiting list registration systems, and offers housing successor agency services for redevelopment assets. The organization serves approximately 17,627 families with over 10,290 tenant-based and project-based vouchers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• AffordableHousing.com: Online rental marketplace that HACR partners with to list voucher-eligible units. Adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than competitor — relevant because it extends HACR's landlord matching capabilities.

Direct peers

• Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA): Largest public housing authority in California, administering Section 8 HCV and PBV programs for the City of Los Angeles. Directly comparable as a California PHA administering federally-funded rental assistance to very low-income families.
• San Diego Housing Commission: Public housing authority for the City and County of San Diego administering HCV, PBV, and local rental assistance. Comparable in program scope, federal funding dependency, and Southern California regional context.
• Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino: Neighboring Inland Empire county PHA administering Section 8 and PBV programs. Highly comparable in geographic context (adjacent Inland Empire market), scale, and demographic profile of served population.
• Housing Authority of the City of San Jose: City PHA administering HCV and PBV programs in another large California metro. Directly comparable program portfolio and federal funding structure.
• Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA): County-level housing agency for LA County administering HCV, PBV, and public housing programs. Closest structural analog to HACR at the county level with similar program mix and HUD funding model.
• Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA): Joint powers authority administering HCV, PBV, public housing, and redevelopment successor functions in Sacramento. Comparable in combined PHA + housing successor agency structure mirroring HACR's portfolio.
• Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco (SFHA): City-and-county PHA administering Section 8 HCV and PBV programs with federal HUD funding. Comparable operating model, though serving a higher-cost urban market.
• Orange County Housing Authority: Southern California county PHA administering HCV and related rental assistance programs. Comparable in operating model and federal HUD funding structure, serving a similar tenant-based voucher population.

Broad incumbents

• HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development): Federal agency that funds, oversees, and sets policy for all PHAs including HACR. Not a peer in product/market terms but the governing body whose appropriations and rulemaking shape HACR's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RivCoHWS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/housing-authority-of-the-county-of-riverside

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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