New affordable apartments in Dallas

How applying works in Dallas

1. 1There is no lottery and no city portal for privately owned income-restricted apartments. You apply at each building's leasing office, which checks your income against the limit for the apartment.
2. 2The state housing agency says it "does not accept applications from individuals". Its rules for tax-credit buildings require a written waitlist policy and limit the application fee to the screening company's actual cost plus up to $5.50.
3. 3DHA's own apartments work differently: you file a pre-application online at any time, and DHA says it "will run a lottery to randomly select applicants from the waiting list."

Sources: TDHCA, Help for Texans, checked October 5, 2026; Texas Administrative Code, title 10, section 10.622, checked October 5, 2026; DHA, Apply for a public housing residence, checked October 5, 2026.

Using a voucher in a Dallas income-restricted building

Texas does not let cities bar landlords from refusing vouchers, so an ordinary Dallas landlord may say no. Income-restricted buildings are different. State law prohibits a tax-credit development from "excluding an individual or family from admission to the development because the individual or family participates in the housing choice voucher program", and limits any income test to 2.5 times the household's own share of the rent. Buildings with a City subsidy carry a similar condition in their agreements. DHA sets its payment standards by ZIP code, so what a voucher covers changes from one building to the next.

Sources: Texas Government Code, section 2306.269, checked October 5, 2026; Texas Local Government Code, section 250.007, checked October 5, 2026; Dallas City Council resolution 23-1370 (Cabana Design District), checked October 6, 2026; DHA, 2026 Housing Choice Voucher payment standards, checked October 6, 2026.

Other apartment searches in Dallas

Use these local searches alongside the building guides. Confirm availability, rent and voucher requirements with each property contact.

More housing help in Dallas

• Apartments that accept Section 8 in Dallasby neighborhood, ZIP code and bedroom size
• Section 8 in Dallas: waiting lists, rent limits and how to apply
• 34 income-based apartment properties in Dallasyou apply to the building and need no voucher
• Housing authorities in Texasphone numbers, addresses and programs
• Open Section 8 waiting lists nationwide

Vouchers and waiting lists in Dallas

• How much Section 8 pays in DallasThe rent benchmarks by ZIP code and how DHA uses them.
• How the Section 8 utility allowance worksHow the bills you pay count in the voucher calculation.
• The Walker Settlement Voucher programThe DHA program behind some apartments in new Dallas buildings.
• DHA, Housing Solutions for North TexasContact details and the programs it runs.
• Open Section 8 waiting listsWhich lists are taking applications now.
• Low-income apartments in DallasIncome-based buildings where you apply directly and need no voucher.

Questions about new affordable housing in Dallas

Is there a housing lottery for affordable apartments in Dallas?

Not for privately owned buildings. Each building's leasing office takes applications for its income-restricted apartments. DHA, the housing authority, does select applicants for its own apartments by lottery.

How much can you earn and still qualify?

It depends on the apartment's income level. Under the state's 2026 table for Dallas County, the limit at 60% of area median income is $50,880 for one person and $72,660 for four. At 80% it is $67,840 and $96,880.

What is the most an income-restricted apartment can cost in Dallas?

For tax-credit apartments in 2026, rent plus tenant-paid utilities is capped at $1,362 for a one-bedroom at 60% of area median income and $1,817 at 80%. For two bedrooms the caps are $1,635 and $2,180.

Can a Dallas income-restricted building refuse my Section 8 voucher?

A tax-credit building cannot: state law bars it from excluding a household for having a Housing Choice Voucher. DHA must separately approve the proposed rent and tenancy, taking account of utilities and your share of the rent as well as the applicable payment standard.

Do the buildings publish their income-restricted rents?

Often not. Each guide says whether the building has published them and, when it has not, gives the rent caps for its income levels and the market rents it advertises.

New affordable buildings elsewhere

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About these Dallas building guides

Each guide here covers one new or newly converted Dallas building with income-restricted apartments: who it is for, the income limits, what the rents are or can be, and how to apply. The figures come from Dallas City Council records, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, DHA and each building's own leasing page.