Housing Authority

Oregon City View Manor and Clackamas Heights

200 Longview Way or South A-D St.
Oregon City, OR 97045

Properties consist of single family detached homes and duplexes.

• Oregon City View Manor has 100 units, 2 playgrounds, basketball court and Head Start facility
• Clackamas Heights was built in 1938 and has 99 units, 1 playground and a basketball court.

Schools: Contact the school district.

Hillside Park

A, B, C, or D St.
Milwaukie, OR 97222

Park Phase 1 disposition of half the property and relocation of residents is underway. Phase 2 will begin soon. Please see Hillside Park Redevelopment.

Hillside Park surrounds Hillside Manor.

• 100 1- and 2-bedroom single-family houses and duplexes
• The property has a community room, playgrounds, and laundry facilities.

Schools: Contact the school district.

Scattered sites

We own, maintain, and manage 145 units of Public Housing known as "scattered sites". These are 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units scattered around Clackamas County and consist of single-family homes, duplex, triplexes, and 4-plexes.

• Oregon City/Beavercreek 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom
• Gladstone/Milwaukie (Zip Code 97267) 3- and 4-bedroom
• SW Portland/Wilsonville/West Linn 3-bedroom
• Estacada/Sandy 3- and 4-bedroom
• Clackamas/SE Portland/Milwaukie 97222 3- and 4-bedroom

Schools: Contact area school district for scattered site school information.

Who qualifies?

• A household must not make more than 80% of the area median income.
• Housing Choice Voucher Program limits

Rent and utilities

• Rent for each unit is based upon income of the tenant.
• Tenants pay 30% of their adjusted gross income for rent and utilities (included with the rent)
• We pay for water, sewer and trash collection.

Other programs and services

• Head Start
• Career and Learning Center
• sports and recreation activities
• entrepreneurial experience
• mentorship programs
• crime prevention efforts
• summer day camp
• service coordination for families including seniors, disabled and non-English speaking people

Resident Newsletter

• July 2025
  • Июль 2025 г (Russian)
• June 2025
  • Iyun 2025 (Russian)
• Spring 2025
• March 2025
  • Март 2025 (Russian)
• January 2025
• November 2024
• August 2024 - Development Update
• Summer 2024
• Spring 2024
• Winter 2024

More Resources

English

• New Lease
• New Lease Addendum
• New Lease Presentation
• Request for a Reasonable Accommodation 

Spanish

• Nuevo Contrato de Arrendamiento
• Nuevo Anexo de Arrendamiento
• Presentación Contrato de Arrendamiento
• Solicitud de Ajustes Razonables

Russian

• Новый Договор
• Новые Дополнение к Договору
• Презентация Нового Договора
• Запрос о Необходимой Услуге

Housing Conditions: The Basics

• Is the property well-maintained overall?
• Does the entry to the unit feel safe? Would you feel comfortable going in and out at night?
• Is the apartment clean? Does the apartment smell clean? (If there’s a funny odor, ask what it is and what they will do about it.)
• Does the plumbing work? Turn the faucets on and off, flush the toilet.
• Do the kitchen appliances (refrigerator and stove) work?
• Do you think the apartment will pass the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection by the Housing Authority?
• Will you have access to a washer and dryer in the complex?
• If you have a car, is there a convenient and safe place for you to park?
• If you have children, is there a place for them to play?
• How quiet or noisy is the apartment complex? Does that fit with your lifestyle?
• Does the neighborhood feel safe? Try to check it out at different times of day—morning, afternoon and nighttime.
• Try to find a home you want to live in for years. Do you like it? Do you feel comfortable there?

Costs: Get the Full Picture Up Front

• Do you think you will pass the screening criteria? Ask for a copy of the landlord’s screening criteria before you submit an application and pay an application fee. If you don’t think you’ll pass, think twice about spending the money to apply.
• How much is the application fee? Is it refundable? Can it be applied to the first month’s rent?
• With your Section 8 voucher, how much will you have to pay in rent each month?
• What utilities are NOT included in the rent? How much do they cost, on average, each month?
• Do you have to pay extra for pets (if you have them), parking, laundry or other things?
• How much is the security deposit? What is the policy about getting it back when you move?
• Which utilities do you have to set up yourself? Do they require deposits?

The Hidden Cost: Transportation

• How will you get to the places you need to go on a regular basis? (work, school, friends).
• Where’s the nearest grocery store? How will you get there and back with groceries?
• If you drive, will you likely spend more on gas than you do now if you move here? A lot more?
• Is there a transit stop near you? How often does the bus or train come? Does it go directly to places where you need to go, or will you have to transfer?
• Can you walk (or go in your wheelchair) to run errands from here?
• If you have kids, how will they get around if you live here? Are there safe places for them to go?

When You Meet Your Landlord

• First impressions count. Dress accordingly.
• Bring your references, photo ID and application fee.
• If the landlord accepts you as a tenant, bring your Housing Authority forms.

Think Bigger Than Just the Home

When you choose a place to live, you’re choosing more than a safe, affordable space for you and your family.

You’re also choosing a neighborhood that meets your family’s needs. You’re choosing schools, stores, medical providers, job commutes and many other things that affect how much time and money you’ll spend on transportation.

Why Consider Transportation Now?

In our area, transportation costs about 30% of what families with housing assistance earn each month. For many, that’s about as much as your housing costs.

Transportation costs sneak up on you.

Opportunity mapping is a research tool used to understand the dynamics of “opportunity” within a region. Neighborhood conditions and proximity to opportunities (such as high performing education or sustainable employment) have a critical impact on quality of life and self advancement. Opportunity maps are used to assess geographic distribution of these resources and opportunities across a region – and present this information in a way that facilitates informed, affirmative interventions. In order to direct investment into under-resourced and struggling areas – and in order to proactively connect affordable housing to high quality jobs, education, healthcare, and services – we need to be able to quantitatively model opportunities throughout our region.

“Opportunity” is a purposely broad concept, and one that must be customized according to the needs and priorities of Clackamas County to have the greatest impact. As a result, selecting a list of the key “indicators” of access to opportunity – and the most representative data sources for those indicators – was a critical first step in the mapping process. The following table provides a list of the key proximity-based indicators that were used to create opportunity maps in the following five categories: (1) Education; (2) Economic; (3) Transportation; (4) Health Care; and (5) Neighborhood Quality:

• Education: ODE Report cards, Proximity to Schools and Adult Education Opportunities
• Economic: Employment Density and High-wage industry clusters
• Transportation: Proximity to light rail, bus service, and bike lanes
• Health Care: Proximity to Hospitals, Primary Care Providers, and other clinics accepting Oregon Health Plan
• Neighborhood Quality: Proximity to parks, healthy food sources, and other community resources

Primary Roles of Advisory Committee in Opportunity Mapping Process

• Set policy priorities and help identify key indicators and data sources
• Help identify potential uses for maps in planning process
• Provide feedback on initial map results and identify issues for fine tuning

Most people know how much they pay for rent because it's paid all at once. But most people don't realize how much they spend on transportation, as the costs are paid gradually. Think about it—gas, bus passes, car repairs, insurance—they all add up. And then there's the "time cost" of long commutes. Let's take a look at an example of actual cost and time savings that can result from a smart move.

What Can You Do?

Look for an area that's affordable and provides easy access to important destinations for you. Think of the places you often go. Then identify an area to look for housing where you could get to your regular destinations in a reasonable amount of time and at a reasonable cost. Start your search there.

Compare not just the places, but also the commutes.
Let's say you've found two places to live that fit your needs. Have you figured how much time and money you'd spend on transportation at each' It might help you decide which place is really best for you.

Think about other ways to travel.
Consider whether transit, biking or walking, instead of driving, is reasonable. Using these options—even a little bit—can save you money. Plus, walking or biking can improve your health and mood!

Sure, You Have Challenges

• Finding housing you can afford
• Finding a decent landlord
• Having reasonable access to the places you need to go
• Maybe getting past a poor rental or credit history

But You Also Have Choices

Transportation time and costs matter. When you spend less on transportation, you'll have more time and money to spend on what your family needs to succeed.

HACC recently completed a comprehensive planning process to produce Opportunity Maps for affordable housing in Clackamas County. Opportunity Maps use data such as access to employment, education, and transportation to map out where the highest areas of Opportunity are located.

• Education Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Economic Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Health Care Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Transportation Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Community Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Overall Opportunity Map Clackamas County
• Detailed description of the project
• Methodology used to create the maps

Special-needs housing projects generate very little income and, therefore, require deep subsidies so that rents are affordable to the residents who usually have very low (if any) income. The projects themselves can be more costly because of design considerations and the use of heavy-duty materials to extend the useful life of the project. In spite of this development dilemma, over the past few years, HACC has developed housing to meet the needs of specific groups, such as persons with developmental or psychiatric disabilities and the elderly.

HACC's success in developing special needs housing can be attributed to its many partnerships with other agencies and organizations. For example, HACC maintains an ongoing partnership with Clackamas County's Community Mental Health Center for developing and operating group homes. HACC develops and owns the group homes and leases them to Mental Health. Mental Health, in turn, contracts with nonprofit agencies to provide the day-to-day operations. This partnership model makes the best use of each agency's professional expertise. HACC manages the asset and Mental Health manages the program.

Special Needs Housing Portfolio

The Housing Authority owns and asset manages:

• 10 group homes for persons with developmental disabilities;
• 2 triplexes for persons with developmental disabilities;
• 4 group homes for persons with psychiatric disabilities; and
• 21-unit apartment house for persons with psychiatric disabilities

Clackamas Apartments Clackamas This 21-unit apartment house consists primarily of studios and one-bedroom units. It offers a semi-independent living environment for adults with psychiatric disabilities. The resident manager occupies the only two-bedroom unit. HACC contracts with a non-profit organization to provide management and maintenance of the apartments. CMHC provides on-site services to the residents.

Pearl Street Group Home Oregon City The 13-bed Pearl Street Group Home serves adults recovering from mental illness. Construction of the facility was financed with a variety of local, state and federal funds. Community Development Block Grant funds provided more than half of the construction funding.

The Resident Services Department implements several programs, services and activities that strive to improve the quality of life for public housing residents. This is accomplished by reducing dependence on the welfare system and empowering residents to take control of their lives and neighborhoods. Services are available through referral and onsite at each public housing development.

Service Coordinators are available to assist residents with a wide variety of personal and community needs that allow residents to maintain self-sufficiency in their homes. The Service Coordinators work closely with Property Managers to:

• Identify Resident Goals
• Develop Strategies to Link Residents with Services and Overcome Barriers that Impede Access to Those Services
• Bring Services On-Site for High-Priority Resident Goals
• Monitor the Outcome of Services

Program Areas

• Youth Development Services
• Education and Self-Sufficiency
• Senior/Disabled Services
• Community Involvement, Education and Crime Prevention

Youth Development

Activities include:

• Mentoring
• Youth Advocacy
• Summer Lunch Program
• Sports and Recreation
• Teen Field Trips and Activities
• The Arts
• Environmental Learning
• Informal Education
• Life Skills Programs
• Support Groups
• Student Achievement Program
• Teen Employment and Training

Education and Self-Sufficiency

Resident Opportunity for Self-Sufficiency

The purpose of the program is to help families increase earned income, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.

Through HACC Service Coordination, residents have access to:

• Employment Services for teens and adults
• Youth Transitions
• Job Development
• Education and Training
• Financial and Homeownership Education
• Individual Development Account Services
• On-Site Tutoring and Homework Help
• Information and Referral

Senior/Disabled Services

Self-Sufficiency Service Coordination helps improve living conditions and enables residents to age-in-place. Services include:

• On-Site Health and Wellness Activities such as Preventive Health Education, Nutrition Classes, and Exercise and Fitness opportunities
• On-Site Support Groups
• Information and Referral
• Creating and maintaining linkages to Social Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, Rehabilitative Services, Veterans Disability and In-Home Programs

Community

HACC encourages resident involvement through:

• Resident Advisory Board
• Neighborhood Associations
• Crime Prevention
• Community Gardening
• Community Education
• Community Food Banks
• Community Service Opportunities
• Quarterly Property Management Resident Meetings
• Housing Redevelopment Meetings

Contact and Partner Information

Housing Authority of Clackamas County

Jemila Hart
Resident Services Specialist
jemilahar@clackamas.us
503-702-1587

We work with landlords to ensure that housing opportunities are a good fit for our tenants.

We want to make sure that working with the Housing Authority and our tenants and clients is a good experience for all involved. Our services for landlords include annual free trainings on Fair Housing and Landlord Tenant Law, a newsletter and opportunities to communicate regularly with our staff regarding program rules and requirements.

To learn more about the Housing Choice Voucher Program visit HCV Landlord Resources. Don't fall for myth's about the program go to Myth-Busting for HCV Landlords.

Landlord Partnership Program

Receive guaranteed income and bonuses while helping our community! Clackamas County wants to partner with property owners to make more housing available for low-income renters. You will receive guaranteed rent from the Clackamas County Housing Authority, a $500 bonus for each unit leased, vacancy payments, additional funds for repairs, and more. Visit our webpage or email rlralandlord@clackamas.us to learn more. 

Free Education and Trainings

We offer free training opportunities for landlords and post invitations here and in our Landlord Newsletter.

Fair Housing for Landlords 
Wednesday, June 21, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., on Zoom 
In this training, housing providers will learn about:

• Fair Housing Basics
• Who must comply
• Disability, reasonable accommodations, and modification
• Section 8 vouchers and other housing choice vouchers
• And more!

To register go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_92Sgwmb_QOmG6QzWtQb5kg                
For questions, please email Shyle Ruder at sruder@fhco.org

Free OHCS Webinar on SB 282 and Emergency Rent Assistance                  
Included at this link are: Video recording of the presentation, powerpoint, summary, FAQ and social media slides. Visit Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) for more information about rent assistance or to submit an application.

We also recommend these online short courses:

• Video on New Limits to Rent Increases and No Cause Evictions in Oregon
• Oregon Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking
• New Landlord Guide to Fair Housing Law

Damage Claims

If you are a landlord seeking recovery for damages made to a unit by a Section 8 tenant, you will need to contact the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program run by the State.

News for Landlords

• HMSpal: Use this site for payments prior to July 31, 2022.
  • For payments after July 31, 2022, the Housing Authority converted to YARDI, where you need to go register and to see payments.
• Information for landlords about lead from FHCO.
• Rental Housing Journal Online 
• In an effort to keep Section 8 program landlords informed of updates, we issue a Landlord Newsletter:
  • September 2023
  • July 2021
  • May 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • Summer 2019
  • Spring 2019

Mold and Lead

Mold

• Mold Guidance for Tenants and Landlords
• Directrices Relacionadas al Moho Para Arrendatarios Y Propietarios

Lead

In an informal survey of 500+ NW landlords representing 9,700+ rental units, it was found that:

• 25% don't know that HUD/EPA requires lead disclosure in all residential units built prior to 1978.
• 1% are not aware that HUD/EPA also requires disclosure prior to many repairs or renovations made to pre-1978 properties.
• 50% didn't know HUD/EPA requires that many repairs or renovations be done by a certified lead-safe contractor.
• 37% don't know it is been illegal to deny housing to a resident simply because there are children in the household under the federal Fair Housing Act — even in pre-1978 properties.

The NW survey was informative in a couple more ways:

• It uncovered confusion surrounding the two different HUD/EPA pamphlets. Only about a 1/3 knew there were two different brochures. To further confuse the matter, the newer Renovate Right pamphlet has been revised.
• It also indicated that 64% of landlords surveyed didn't know that a metro area nonprofit offers free "living lead safe" workshops. However, 83% indicated they planned to learn more about lead, reduce lead hazards, educate residents about lead, and/or inquire about a lead workshop.

Housing providers are required to know and comply with the federal lead disclosure and certification requirements. And, as recent cases demonstrate (see insert below), the penalties for non-compliance can be significant.

Information about renovations on pre-1978 housing regulated by OHA

Let the Leadline answer your lead questions at 503-988-4000.

Forms and Documents

• Landlord Handbook: A Guide to the Housing Choice Voucher Program
• W-9 - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
• Direct Deposit Instructions
  • For payments after July 31, 2022: YARDI Direct Deposit
    We converted to a new software system, effective Aug.1, 2022, YARDI, and issued its first payments through the system. This means HMSPal will no longer show the payments starting Aug. 1. 
    To register, we have mailed letters with your properties unique registration code. You will use the unique code and go to our Landlord Portal Website to register.
    We strongly recommend you register as this portal will be the new and best way you can have access to:
    • Update your bank account information
    • View your Ledger.
    • View your unit inspection results.
• Direct Deposit Sign-Up/Change of Bank Form
• Direct Deposit Change of Owner Packet
• Direct Deposit Change of Property Management Packet
• Agent Authorization Form
• Sample Housing Program Landlord/Tenant Lease Part A
• Sample Housing Program Landlord/ Tenant Lease Part B
• Sample Tenancy Addendum
• Sample Housing Assistance Payments Contract
• Sample Housing Quality Standards Inspection Form
• Brief Summary of Owner Info
• Lead Paint Information Sheet
• Legal forms for landlords

All wait lists are currently CLOSED

The Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly known as Section 8) provides assistance to families that rent units in the private rental housing market. It is authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. The Housing Choice Voucher Program can assist approximately 1,500 families in Clackamas County.

Report Household and Income Changes

Residents should use the Change Report form below to report any household changes to HACC. Please print and complete the form and return it to HACC within 7 days of any change in income, household composition, or contact information. Failure to report changes could lead to a loss of housing assistance.

Participant Eligibility

To qualify for the voucher program, the household income must not exceed HUD set standards, which is 50% of the area median income, for the specified number of family members. There is no asset limitation; however, income derived from assets is included in the annual income.

Income Limits

4/1/2025 
Median income for 4: $124,100

• Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan (Admin Plan)

Fair Market Rents and Payment Standards by Bedroom size:

Rental Assistance Programs

Calculating Your Utility Allowance

Notice: Section 242 of the 2014 Appropriations Act limits the utility allowance for a family to be the lower of: (1) The utility allowance amount for the family unit size; or (2) the utility allowance amount for the unit size of the unit rented by the family. The Utility Allowances are as follows:

• 2025 Clackamas County Voucher Utility Rates
• 2024 Clackamas County Voucher Utility Rates

If you have further questions regarding our utility allowances, you may contact HACCIntakes@clackamas.us.

Reasonable Accommodation Requests

HACC will provide "reasonable accommodations" to applicants and participants of HACC's Housing Choice Voucher Program. A reasonable accommodation is some modification or change HACC can make to its policies or procedures that will assist an otherwise eligible person with a disability to attain equal participation in HACC's programs.

To make a Reasonable Accommodation request, complete and submit the Request for a Reasonable Accommodation form.

Porting

If you want to move to Clackamas County, we are currently not absorbing porting clients. We are billing your original Housing Authority. We will be unable to assist you until your current Housing Authority has sent your paperwork to:

Housing Authority of Clackamas County
ATTN: Sarah Kolar-Philipp, Port Specialist
PO Box 1510
Oregon City, OR 97045
Email: haccintakes@clackamas.us

Or fax to 503-655-8676