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Nogales Housing Authority reports 98% occupancy, waiting-list updates and maintenance trends
Summary
At the May 7 meeting the director reported a 98% occupancy rate for public housing, details on multiple waiting lists, voucher leasing figures and maintenance activity including a rise in water-leak calls and lockouts.
The Nogales Housing Authority reported on occupancy, waiting lists and maintenance at the Board of Commissioners meeting on May 7, 2025.
The director said the authority met HUD’s 98% occupancy target for public housing for April 2025. The authority listed four ready-to-lease units, one in turnaround and four offline, with two move-ins and two move-outs in the reporting month. The waiting list totals reported were 18 applicants for one-bedroom units, 75 for two-bedrooms, 35 for three-bedrooms, six for four-bedrooms and one for a five-bedroom unit.
On Housing Choice Vouchers the authority reported 77 vouchers, 55 executed leases, nine vouchers in the field and 13 available. Three move-ins were recorded for the period and no move-outs. The director said the HCV waiting list contained 232 applicants; she noted the project-based voucher waiting list for the Bowman site is separate.
Project-based vouchers: the authority has 20 executed leases under its project-based voucher allocation and reported no currently available project-based units from that allocation; 38 applicants were on the authority’s project-based voucher waiting list for those 20 units.
Maintenance and inspections: staff completed 95 of 102 work orders during the reporting month and reported 41 total inspections (29 public housing, 12 HCV). The director said callbacks numbered nine and that recent increases in work orders were driven by seasonal HVAC transitions and an increase in water-leak reports on the property. On lockouts, the authority allows one free lockout per tenant and begins charging after repeated occurrences; staff said they track these incidents.
On waiting-list management, the director said the authority re-opened its waiting list in November and aimed to reach 250 applicants; she said the authority will give public notice before closing the list and anticipated closing by the end of May.
Board members asked several operational questions, including whether the Bowman project maintains a separate waiting list (staff said Bowman’s enrollment appears separate and the authority’s 20 project-based vouchers are managed independently) and whether tenants are charged for repeated lockouts (staff said charges apply after a threshold and the authority tracks occurrences).
