The redevelopment of Kenilworth Courts was supposed to bring jobs and peace to the residents who have long called the public housing complex home. But it didn’t go as planned.

Keith Pettigrew, who currently runs Alexandria’s public housing agency, will take the helm of a beleaguered DCHA on Nov. 1.

DCHA faced a May 30 deadline to correct the federal housing agency’s 103 findings of poor performance.

It’s the end of a tumultuous two years for Donald, which saw her grappling with the fallout of a devastating report from HUD about agency practices.

Families braved long lines and, in most cases, years’ worth of waiting for the chance to check their eligibility for a public housing unit.

New — and newly enforced — policies include guidelines on DCHA’s waiting list, pet and guest policies, and income certification procedures.

The D.C. Housing Authority’s push to move thousands of people off of a waitlist and into public housing comes as the agency faces scrutiny for its management of the city’s dwindling stock of affordable units.

The D.C. Housing Authority allegedly awarded nearly $1 million in sole-source contracts to a local software company, violating its own policies, according to an internal audit.

The audit says the D.C. Housing Authority has a quarter of its 8,000 units vacant, even as 40,000 low-income people remain on a waiting list for housing.

Donald, who has no property development or public housing expertise, will lead a troubled agency that provides housing to tens of thousands of people.