About Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority
On May 8, 1934, the Ohio State Board of Housing approved the creation of the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority establishing the Authority's jurisdiction to be all of Montgomery County with the exception of the Village of Verona, which is partially in Preble County.
The Housing Act of 1937 created the Local Housing Authorities to develop, own and manage multifamily housing for low income families. This Act started the public housing program we have today. The Act provided that for every new unit built, one slum unit would be torn down, and slum clearance really began.
The first Board of Housing Commissioners was designated by the appointing bodies as established by the State Board of Housing. The Board consisted of five members - two appointed by the Mayor of Dayton, one by the Montgomery County Commissioners, one by Probate Court and one by the Common Pleas Court. As of July 2005, Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority's Board is comprised of seven members - two are appointed by the mayor of the City of Dayton, one of which is a resident of DMHA, one is appointed by the Montgomery County Probate Court, one is appointed by the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court and three are appointed by the Montgomery County Commissioners.
