About HACD

About Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb – Illinois

The Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb was incorporated in 1946 as an Illinois Municipal Corporation. The mission of the Housing Authority is to positively impact lower income people by providing affordable housing. 

What we are: A local government unit with county wide jurisdiction.

• Assisted households are members of every county community
• Programs are supported by rents and federal grants
• We do not levy local taxes, we do pay PILOT which is a formula based upon our unit count.
• The Housing Authority is governed by an unpaid five member board that are appointed by the county government.
  List of commissioners can be found here

Programs: Four federal programs:

• Housing Choice Voucher Program (tenant-based assistance)
• Low-Income Public Housing Program (unit-based assistance)
• Shelter Plus Care Program (chronically homeless and homeless persons with serious mental illness)
• Multi-Family Programs (unit-based assistance)

Programs: Quick Facts:

• 900 families/1,900 people assisted within the county
• 11 buildings/389 units
• 628 vouchers

Public Housing (LI): 5 buildings, 280 units – 224 1 bedrooms, 56 2 & 3 bedrooms

Housing Choice Voucher (VL/LI): 628 units – 586 HCV, 25 Vouchers dedicated to VASH Program (Veterans), 17 Emergency Housing Vouchers, 6 Project Based Vouchers:

• Tenant makes a market driven choice
• The lease is between the landlord & tenant – HUD applies an addendum
• Tenant pays 30% of income to landlord, HA pays the balance directly to the landlord

For Families to get assistance they must be determined eligible. The applicant family must:

• Qualify as a family as defined by HUD
• Have income at or below HUD-specified income limit
• Qualify on the basis of citizenship or the eligible immigrant status of family members
• Provide social security number information for family members as required
• Consent to the Housing Authority’s collection and use of family information
• Not have engaged in criminal behavior (current or past)

Waiting List

• We have a “finite amount of assistance to provide”
• Approximately 2000 families on our waiting lists
• Local preferences giving priority to residents of DeKalb County, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families.

How are we doing?

• HUD has scored us as a High Performer through HUD’s Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS)
• Reports:
  • FYE 3.31.22
  • FYE 3.31.19
  • FYE 3.31.18
  • FYE 3.31.17
  • FYE 3.31.16
  • FYE 3.31.15
• Audits:
  • FYE 3.31.23
  • FYE 3.31.22
  • FYE 3.31.21
  • FYE 3.31.20
  • FYE 3.31.19
  • FYE 3.31.18
  • FYE 3.31.17
  • FYE 3.31.16
• Public Housing Properties maintain an average of 98% occupancy
• Housing Choice Voucher maintains 99% occupancy
• We are designated as a “High Performing” agency