Punta Gorda Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Punta Gorda Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 171 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Punta Gorda Housing Authority administered a total of 341 Section 8 Vouchers. Punta Gorda Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Punta Gorda Housing Authority is located at 340 Gulf Breeze Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL, 33950 and serves the city of Punta Gorda. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Punta Gorda Housing Authority at, (941) 639-4344 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

On May 18, 1965, the City Council of the City of Punta Gorda duly adopted and passed Resolution No. 340, declaring the need for a housing authority in the City of Punta Gorda, Florida. In 1970, after several years of procuring and developing property, the Punta Gorda Housing Authority (PGHA) achieved first occupancy.

Four communities served low-income households in the area over the next thirty-four years. Riverview Gardens and Dolphin Villas served seniors, while Oak Tree Village and Gulf Breeze Apartments served families.

On August 13, 2004, all communities except Oak Tree Village were destroyed when Hurricane Charley, a category 4 hurricane, struck Punta Gorda. After that fateful day, the Punta Gorda Housing Authority determined that an opportunity existed to rebuild the site in an innovative way.

Rather than replace the outdated block of housing, PGHA scattered public housing units throughout a mixed-income community of 171 townhouses and apartments that blended seamlessly into the surrounding neighborhood. That community, Gulf Breeze Apartments, received national recognition in 2009 by receiving the prestigious "2009 Charles L. Edison Tax Credit Excellence Award for Public Housing Revitalization".

Today PGHA operates its programs successfully while offering the best in resident supports services and programs. The Authority is on course to continue its development efforts and offer additional quality affordable housing to meet the needs of the community.

We exist to provide quality, affordable housing that is decent, well maintained and free from drugs and violent crime. The Punta Gorda Housing Authority serves our residents with the highest degree of professional courtesy, empathy and respect.