Resident Resources

Riverton Park will undergo a rehabilitation to upgrade building systems and renovate apartments. Please read our General Information Notice for more details on the process and relocation process. It's important for us that you know the following:

• You will not be displaced. We urge you not to move anywhere at this time.

• PHA will extend the same opportunity to reoccupy a newly renovated unit on site following completion.

More Section 3 Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions for Section 3 from HUD - Website

• PHA Section 3 Economic Opportunities Registration - Website

• LearningWorks YouthBuild - Website

Project Requirements for Section 3

The Project is governed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 3 Final Rule published in 2022. The Section 3 Final Rule requires that best efforts be made to provide employment and training opportunities generated by the Project to Section 3 workers. The following residents will be granted priority consideration:

• Residents of Riverton Park

• PHA residents or residents of PHA Section 8-assisted housing

• Low- and very low-income persons residing in the Greater Portland region.

The workforce participation goals for this Project are:

1.) Section 3 Workers: 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers are worked by Section 3 workers. A Section 3 worker is any worker who currently fits or when hired within the past five years fit at least one of the following categories, as documented:

• The worker’s income for the previous or annualized calendar year is below the income limit established by HUD;

• The worker is employed by a Section 3 business concern; or

• The worker is a YouthBuild participant.

2.) Targeted Section 3 Workers: 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers are worked by Targeted Section 3 workers. A Targeted Section 3 worker is a Section 3 worker who is:

• A worker employed by a Section 3 business concern;

• A PHA resident of a public housing or a resident of Section 8-assisted housing managed; or

• A YouthBuild participant.

Reasonable Accommodations

Individuals with Disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications so that they can have full enjoyment of their homes and participate in and receive the benefits of housing programs for which they qualify. Reasonable accommodations eliminate barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from fully participating in housing opportunities, including both private housing and in federally-assisted programs or activities.

A reasonable accommodation is a change, exception, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for a person with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, including public and common use spaces, or to fulfill their program obligations.

General Examples of Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications

• Assigning an accessible parking space for a person with a mobility impairment

• Permitting a tenant to transfer to a ground-floor unit

• Adjusting a rent payment schedule to accommodate when an individual receives income assistance

• Adding a grab bar to a tenant’s bathroom

• Permitting an applicant to submit a housing application via a different means

• Permitting an assistance animal in a "no pets” building for a person who is deaf, blind, has seizures, or has a mental disability. Additional information about assistance animals is available here.