Dallas Housing Authority Renewal

[James H.]

Hello BP Friends,

We have dropped the ball.  Last September, we agreed to rent to a DHA voucher recipient.  The process was arduous and long, as I posted on BP last year.

The date of our signed lease was originally November 1.  But, the tenant did not move in until December 1 because it took DHA so long to inspect and get their paperwork done.  DHA had us to resign the lease with a December 1 start date.  But, they did not change the October 31, 2018, end date.  We have been thinking "November 30" since then - until today.  Obviously, the lease expires in just over 30 days.

We have no idea what to do at this point and are not sure how to go about researching the procedure in short order.  The DHA website does not seem to have anything about renewal procedures.

The FMR for our zip code has gone up by $110 too. So, if possible, we would like to submit a request for rent increase. I did find that DHA form by Googling. But, DHA seems to want 90 days before lease expiration to process it. Should we submit it anyway?

What else do we need to do?  Obviously, neither we nor the tenant want to be left high and dry.  The tenant is wonderful.