Thelma Martin

The Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA), formerly known as the Housing Authority of Louisville, is a non-profit agency responsible for the development and management of federally subsidized housing in the Louisville Metro area. In 2003, Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson and the Louisville Metro Council approved the merger of the Housing Authority of Louisville and Housing Authority of Jefferson County, thereby creating the Louisville Metro Housing Authority. Tim Barry, former Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Louisville, was named Executive Director of the new agency. The Board of Commissioners was also merged. The LMHA presently manages over 4,000 units with occupancy determined primarily by federal income guidelines. LMHA has four family housing communities and five housing communities for accessible and senior citizens, and a growing number of scattered site housing. Over 7,000 of the Louisville Metro's residents reside in public or subsidized housing. A nine-member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Metro Mayor, serves as the policy making body of the agency. Funding for the agency's operation comes from residents' rents and annual operating subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The agency also receives Capital Improvement funds on an annual basis from HUD. Periodically, the agency also applies for funds from HUD and the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to finance various modernization improvements.