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Dallas Housing Authority
Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) is the public housing authority of Dallas, Texas. The Mayor of Dallas appoints the DHA's five-member governing board, and the board selects the DHA's president.White, p. 3 (PDF p. 11/207) History In 1937 the Housing Act was passed by the U.S. federal government, and the Dallas City Council established the DHA in 1938. Properties ; Family * Brackins Village * Buckeye Trail Family Residences * Carroll Townhomes * Cedar Springs Place * Conner Drive Single Family Homes * Estell Village * Frankford Townhomes * Barbara Jordan Square Family Homes * Roseland Estates ** Circa 2000 the DHA had plans to redevelop the former Roseland Homes complex and expand the size of the development. Several residents from the nearby Roseland neighborhood protested the redevelopment plans as they did not wish to have public housing in their community. References * - Paper 644 - Advisor: Johnny L. Wilson Reference notes External links Dallas Housing Authority Public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Housing In The United States
In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced much below the market rate, allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents. In most federally-funded rental assistance programs, the tenants' monthly rent is set at 30% of their household income. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S. consisted primarily of one or more concentrated blocks of low-rise and/or high-rise apartment buildings. These complexes are operated by state and local housing authorities which are authorized and funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2020, there were 1 million public housing units. Subsidized apartment buildings, often referred to as ''housing projects'' (or simply "the projects"), have a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
