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Eviction Intervention Assistance
The City of Houston and Harris County are working together to provide an additional $13 million in eviction intervention assistance to families that are in active eviction, due to unpaid rent resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are in active eviction, visit houstonharrishelp.org to apply. The general Emergency Rental Assistance Program is no longer accepting applications.
Virtual Office Hours
We are now holding our weekly Community Office Hours virtually! From 1pm-4pm every Wednesday, you can call in and be connected to program representatives. They will be able to answer questions, give status updates, and more.
Numbers to call:
832-394-6912
832-394-6227
832-394-6126
COVID-19 Response
HCDD continues to take steps to keep our employees and residents safe through the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors to our office will have their temperatures taken when arriving and will be required to wear facial coverings and maintain social distancing. When possible, we are encouraging everyone to find virtual ways to submit documents and hold meetings.
New Homes for Cityscape
We need your Input!
The City of Houston Housing and Community Development (HCDD) will be acquiring and supporting the development of up to 240 disaster-resilient, energy-efficient single-family homes near Highway 288 and East Orem, alongside Cityscape Avenue. This affordable, mixed-income development aims to create new homeownership opportunities for residents.
We need your input to make the best use of the space and build homes that fit into residents’ vision for the community.
New Homes for Stella Link
We need your Input!
The City of Houston Housing and Community Development (HCDD) will be transforming approximately 12.2 acres of land at 10301 Stella Link into a mixed-income development. Located south of Main Street and east of Willowbend Avenue, this affordable home development will create up to 240 disaster-resilient, energy-efficient single-family homes.
We need your input to make the best use of the space and build homes that fit into residents’ vision for the community.
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The City of Houston and Harris County are working hard to distribute funding for rental and utility assistance as quickly as possible.
If your landlord continues to evict you after you have received assistance, violates the program in any other way or if you have other fraud concerns, please report them through this form .
Thank you for your assistance. Should you have any other concerns or complaints, please call us at 832-393-0550 or submit a letter in writing to:
City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department2100 Travis St, 9th floor,
Houston TX 77002.
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The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) works to create opportunities for all Houstonians to have access to safe homes that they can afford in communities where they can thrive. Our department works closely with service providers and developers across the city to improve quality of life for Houston residents. Full details of our strategies and proposals can be found in regularly published reports:
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