Florida

USDA rental housing in DeSoto County, FL

5 properties in DeSoto County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 234 apartments in Arcadia. 224 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
234apartments
224rental assistance units
20vacant units reported

Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.

Open Country does not own, manage or rent these properties and does not take applications. Contact each property's management company for availability, rents and eligibility. Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Casa San Juan Bosco C/o Ndc Mgmt

2316 S.E. Hillsborough Avenue, Arcadia, FL 34265

Family · 37 3BR, 16 4BR · Section 514 off-farm labor housing

Managed by Ndc Asset Management LLC

Units
53
Rental assistance
52
Vacant
1
Accessible
3
Opened
2013

Casa San Juan Bosco Phase II

2316 S.E. Hillsborough Ave., Arcadia, FL 34265

Family · 26 3BR, 18 4BR · Section 514 off-farm labor housing

Managed by Ndc Asset Management LLC

Units
44
Rental assistance
44
Vacant
5
Accessible
3
Opened
2015

Mcpines Apartments

1514 East Cypress St, Arcadia, FL 34266

Family · 8 1BR, 56 2BR

Managed by Hallmark Management, INC

Units
64
Rental assistance
56
Vacant
12
Accessible
2
Opened
2003

Wood Park Pointe

600 W Gibson Street, Arcadia, FL 34266

Elderly · 37 1BR

Managed by T. Mannausa & Company

Units
37
Rental assistance
36
Vacant
2
Accessible
2
Opened
2008

Wood Park Pointe II Of Arcadia

600 W Gibson Street, Arcadia, FL 33821

Elderly · 30 1BR, 6 2BR

Managed by T. Mannausa & Company

Units
36
Rental assistance
36
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
2008

Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026). Vacancies are as USDA last recorded them, not live availability.

Who can rent here

USDA-financed apartments are for very low, low and moderate income households (7 CFR 3560.152), and elderly and congregate properties also require a household that meets USDA's definition of elderly. In a unit with USDA rental assistance, the tenant pays the highest of 30% of monthly adjusted income, 10% of gross monthly income or a welfare shelter allowance, and the assistance covers the rest of the rent (7 CFR 3560.203). Each property's manager checks income against USDA's limits for the area when you apply and can tell you whether a unit with rental assistance is open.

For owners and buyers

Ownership: 2 nonprofit, 3 limited-profit. 3 also have housing tax credits. 2 serve elderly tenants. Owners of aging 515 properties can use a Section 538 guaranteed loan to finance a transfer and rehab, at USDA's lower 60 and 25 basis point preservation fees. How 515 transfers work with 538.

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Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).