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Wake Housing Authority pays thousands owed to landlord

Oct 16, 2025

Durham Housing Authority seeks loan from city amid $3M shortfall

Jun 6, 2025

Former Dunn Housing Authority director sentenced for stealing taxpayer funds

Debbie Woodell allegedly worked with others to steal over $200K from the agency.

Jul 10

Renters suffer without air conditioning at NC apartments

Jul 25, 2024

Up to 500 affordable housing units coming to Raleigh this year

Mar 22, 2024

Staffing issues cited in Durham Housing Authority voucher delays

Mar 9, 2024

Officials discuss affordable housing needs in Durham: 'Not enough'

Mar 6, 2024

DHA to get funds to forward its mission and address issues

Sep 18, 2023

Durham Housing Authority moves to mixed-income housing model

May 19, 2023

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Thousands of dollars owed to Wake County landlords, when will they get paid?

Jun 26, 2025

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Durham Housing Authority seeks loan from city amid $3M shortfall

Jun 6, 2025

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Durham Housing Authority to get $6 million to address housing-related hazards

Sep 18, 2023

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Durham Housing Authority moves to mixed-income housing model

May 19, 2023

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Thousands wait years for public housing assistance in NC

May 4, 2023

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Relocation options frustrating Durham Public Housing tenants

Mar 24, 2023

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DHA meeting lays out three goals for housing authority over next two years

Feb 24, 2022

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Durham mom's apartment plagued with feces, missing drain pipe, leaking tub

Feb 19, 2021

Latest Stories

'I just cry': Families spend years on subsidized housing waiting lists

Last year, residents who made it to the top of the list had been waiting for 18 years on average, according to a data analysis by ABC Owned Television Stations. Those who received housing vouchers to rent on the private market had waited an average of eight years.

May 8, 2023

'It's discouraging': Thousands waiting years for public housing assistance in North Carolina

Another issue is even when residents finally get a voucher, many struggle to find landlords who will accept them.

May 4, 2023

Tenants kicked out of their homes for new Durham public housing upset over relocation options

The Liberty Street Apartments are owned by Durham Housing Authority and are all being demolished

Mar 24, 2023

'It should be safer': McDougald Terrace plan transforms Durham community to mixed-income housing

The Durham Housing Authority is reimagining how affordable housing would look in McDougald Terrace.

Feb 24, 2023

Demolition begins on Durham's Liberty Street Apartments, paving way for new affordable housing

The City of Durham took the next step in providing more affordable housing near downtown on Tuesday as demolition got underway on Liberty Street Apartments.

Nov 15, 2022