HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 12,512 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 12,512
- Authorized HCV units
- 98th
- National size percentile
- 99th
- RQ size percentile
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration vs nearby RQ agencies
- This PHA
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (this PHA)
12,512 units
- Municipality of San Juan 4,887
Municipality of San Juan
4,887 units
- Municipality of Bayamon 2,225
Municipality of Bayamon
2,225 units
- Municipality of Ponce 1,614
Municipality of Ponce
1,614 units
- Municipality of Caguas 1,405
Municipality of Caguas
1,405 units
- Municipality of Arecibo 933
Municipality of Arecibo
933 units
The verdict
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration administers 12,512 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - among the largest Section 8 agencies in the country, the largest in RQ.
- 12,512
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 98th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 99th
- percentile in RQ
- 23%
- of assisted units are Section 8 vouchers
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
HUD's directory lists Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration in RQ with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 12,512 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.
- 99th percentile by unit count in RQ
- HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
12,512
Largest tier nationally · Standard Performer bracket
Total authorized units
54,106
Largest tier nationally · all programs combined
State-rank percentile
99 th
Top decile among RQ PHAs
Payment standard
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Confirm with PHA
Scale profile for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration
With 12,512 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration sits at the 98th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 99th percentile inside RQ. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Confirm the current payment standard with Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration for the specific HUD FMR area of the unit you want to lease. 5 other RQ PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.
HUD also lists 54,106 total authorized units across all programs at this agency (HCV plus public housing and other PIH lines). The HCV share is therefore 23% of its reported federal unit ceiling.
The nationwide HUD median sits at 62%; agencies running a higher HCV share than that tend to lean toward tenant-based vouchers rather than project-based public housing stock.
How Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration's total authorized units break down
54,106 total authorized units across all HUD programs at this agency, split into Section 8 / HCV and every other PIH line HUD reports for it.
Where Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
12,512 Top 2% higher than 98% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
Each bar is a 10,000-wide band; taller bars hold more voucher-running PHAs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration
Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Standard Performer" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it. Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration is one of 3,780 agencies HUD tracks in its PIH Open Data directory for the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher program operating in RQ. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 12,512 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 54,106 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted.
HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Combined" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. By Section 8 unit count among RQ agencies, it lands at the 99th percentile, larger than 99% of its in-state peers. The HUD directory records an authorized-unit count, not a live vacancy or admissions status. Verify current program details directly with the agency.
Confirm current payment standards with Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7877599407. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7877599407
- Fax
- 7877632484
- jrosario@avp.pr.gov
- Executive Director
- jrosario@avp.pr.gov · 7877599407
How to apply at Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 12,512 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (12,512 HCV units here).
- Housing Authority of the County of San Diego · CA · 12,507 HCV
- Housing Authority of Portland · OR · 12,474 HCV
- Louisville Metro Housing Authority · KY · 12,582 HCV
- Santa Clara County Housing Authority · CA · 12,606 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside RQ (54,106 total units here).
- Chicago Housing Authority · IL · 19,576 total
- Philadelphia Housing Authority · PA · 11,751 total
- D.C Housing Authority · DC · 8,851 total
- Boston Housing Authority · MA · 8,723 total
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in RQ
Comparable RQ PHA records, ordered by reported unit count:
- Municipality of San Juan · 4,887 units
- Municipality of Bayamon · 2,225 units
- Municipality of Ponce · 1,614 units
- Municipality of Caguas · 1,405 units
- Municipality of Arecibo · 933 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration is a HUD PIH directory record with 12,512 authorized HCV units.
- Browse every state PHA directory from the finder. PHA finder
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration?
HUD's PIH directory reports 12,512 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration in RQ. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration part of HUD?
HUD lists Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.
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