Plano Housing Authority

Plano Housing Authority owns and manages 24 public housing units in the city of Plano. The Public Housing units give low income families the opportunity to enjoy safe, decent, drug free housing at an affordable rental rate. Public housing residents pay about 30% of their adjusted monthly income in rent. Residents can also choose to pay a flat rent amount determined by the reasonable market value of the unit. Public Housing residents can also choose to apply for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program without affecting their assistance as Public housing residents.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program In many communities, there is a shortage of safe, decent affordable housing. The Section 8 program gives elderly persons, disabled persons, and low income working families the choice to rent in many different neighborhoods. The Section 8 program provides vouchers for rental subsidies for qualifying families and allows them to rent homes from private property owners.
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Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS) (FSS) coordinates the use of public and private resources to enable families eligible for assisted housing to achieve economic independence and self sufficiency. The Objective of the FSS program is to eliminate the dependency of low income families on welfare assistance such as TANF, Food Stamps, and subsidized housing.
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Landlords Program