PILLAR: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: February 25, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing and Community Empowerment
PRIORITY N/A
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog (DHRC) to (1) amend the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 14-21) to provide expanded administration and adjust affordability periods to align with changes to federal HOME Investment Partnership Program regulations; (2) amend the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 58-63) to formalize program operations; (3) amend the Dallas Public Facility Corporation program statement (Exhibit A, pp. 64-69) to formalize program operations; (4) amend the Housing Tax Credit Program statement in (Exhibit A, pp. 53-56) to clarify application criteria and process; (5)?remove the Title Clearing and Clouded Title Prevention Program, as program is no longer available; and (6) make general edits throughout the DHRC (Exhibit A) to clean up formatting and grammar - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
*In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
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BACKGROUND
On April 12, 2023, the City Council adopted the Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (DHP33) to replace the Comprehensive Housing Policy (CHP) by Resolution No. 23-0443 and adopted the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog by Resolution No. 23-0444, to include all City Council approved programs. With the adoption of the FY 2025-26 City of Dallas Budget, on October 1, 2025, the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment was created by consolidating the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Office of Homeless Solutions, and Office of Community Empowerment into one. On December 10, 2025, DHP33 was repealed by Resolution No. 25-1836.
AMENDMENT TO DALLAS HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (DHAP)
On March 28, 2025, the Department of Housing & Community...
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