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  • Rental Property Owners Needed

    Do you have vacancies in your rental properties that you are trying to fill? If so, the City of Des Moines, Municipal Housing Agency (DMMHA) administers a rental assistance program for Polk County and is looking for property owners to participate in the program.

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  • Public Notice

    The City of Des Moines, Iowa Municipal Housing Agency will open the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program beginning August 28, 2017 at 8:00 am CST through August 29, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

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    Public Notice

Housing Services Mission

 

Housing Service’s mission is to provide quality affordable housing opportunities within Des Moines and Polk County, and to facilitate, where possible, self-sufficiency for its clients.

 

Housing Services Responsibilities

Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency (DMMHA):

The DMMHA provides Public Housing rental units for low-income qualified families and administers the Section 8 rental assistance program for the County of Polk.  These programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) and administered by  the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency (DMMHA), Housing Services Board and Municipal Housing Governing Board (Des Moines City Council).