Denton Housing Authority

The Denton Housing Authority was formed in 1970 to address the housing needs of low-income families in the city of Denton. The mayor of the city of Denton appoints a five-member Board of Commissioners who oversees the Authority and the Board hires the Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for the daily operations of the agency.

DHA currently administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Disaster Voucher Program and operates and manages Heritage Oaks Apartments and Pecan Place Apartments. DHA recently completed development and construction of Renaissance Courts Townhomes.

Our mission is to promote and create suitable and affordable housing for our clients to enhance their quality of life and develop innovative programs that will encourage economic independence.
DHA has continued to provide housing and assistance for housing to the Denton community for over 30 years.

Denton Housing Authority-Administration Office Building
1225 Wilson Street Denton, Texas 76205
Phone: 940-383-3039

Denton Housing Authority Winter Newsletter

The U.S. Census Bureau is issuing a call to be counted for every resident. The census is taken every 10 years and affects political representation and federal dollars received in your area. The data helps local decision makers in planning social and economic benefits. The questionnaire will be mailed to your home and you need to give each person residing in the house their information. Then the questionnaire is mailed back. If you do not return the form a census taker will come to your house to retrieve the information. The Census Bureau does not release information about you or anyone in the household for 72 years. The census is being taken April 1, 2010. Please do your part and BE COUNTED.

Disaster Housing Vouchers

Denton Housing Authority has received special vouchers for assisting individuals and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina and Rita and may still need housing assistance. The application can be downloaded from the website or at the main office. Be sure the application has DHAP Special Voucher on it.

Family Self Sufficiency

The FSS program ended in December 2009. The eight clients that participated in the program since 2004 have received their escrow checks after reaching their goals. The purpose of the program was to receive escrow by raising their income level. As their income grew, so did their escrow. Their checks will help them to raise their level of pay by taking classes, pay for materials, help towards a down payment on a house, or pay off debts.

Congratulations to the 8 graduates of FSS.