Butler Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLocal authority

The Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority (BMHA) is a public housing agency operating under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3735, serving Butler County, Ohio. Its mandate is to provide safe, decent, and sanitary affordable housing to low- and moderate-income individuals, families, seniors, and persons with disabilities through the administration of public housing developments and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. Founded on December 29, 1938, as the Hamilton Metropolitan Housing Authority under the federal U.S. Housing Act of 1937, it officially expanded its operational jurisdiction and adopted its current countywide name in 1966.