Applying for Public Housing

The Housing Authority manages more than 60 public housing locations (large developments and scattered sites) throughout Los Angeles. The   Public Housing Program consists of more than 7,400 housing units throughout Los Angeles.

To learn more about the program, available sites, and information you'll need to bring with you to   your initial interview, please view the

How to Apply


To apply for public housing, please complete the Application for Public Housing available in English  and Spanish and mail it to:


Housing Authority Application Center
515 S. Columbia Avenue
Los Angeles, CA, 90017
Telephone: (213) 353-1000

(between Witmer and Valencia, North of 6th Street)

 

Copies of the Application for Public Housing are also available at the Housing Authority Application Center and at any one of our public housing sites during our regular business hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30AM to 4:00PM. Here is the list of addresses to our public housing sites.


 
  Waiting List  
 
   The waiting list for public housing is generally shorter   
   than the Section 8 waiting list. The Housing Authority
   of the City of Los Angeles operates one City-wide waiting
   list for the Public Housing Program.   Applicants will be
   provided up to three offers of units at three different
   sites. Offers are generated at random based upon the 
   vacancies ready for occupancy at the time of the offer. 
   

   Applicants do not get to "pick" their site.
   Applicant families who qualify for a local preference shall
   have preference for admission. In accordance with Section
   I K of the ACOP, local preferences shall be given to  
   applicant families whose head or cohead is:
 
 
  1. Working at least 20 hours per week at the State's minimum wage; or
  2. Is attending an accredited institution of higher learning (college, trade school, vocational school) full-time, and the course of study is expected to lead to employment; or
  3. Is working and attending an institution of higher learning, and the combined total is at least 20 hours per week; or
  4. Otherwise equally income self-sufficient; or
  5. Families whose family head and cohead, or whose sole member, are disabled or age 62 years of age and older will also receive this preference.          


For more information refer to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP).  

 
Income Limits/Eligibility
 

The annual income limits are established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Annual income is the applicant family's income before any deductions.


Effective Feb 2008 the following income limits shall apply:

    

 Number of Persons in household

Extremely Low Income (30% of median income)

Very Low Income (50% of median income)

Low Income (80% of median income)

1

$15,950

$ 26,550

$42,450

2

$ 18,200

$30,300

$48,500

3

$ 20,500

$34,100

$54,600

4

$ 22,750

$37,900

$60,650

5

$ 24,550

$40,950

$65,500

6

$ 26,400

$43,950

$70,350

7

$ 28,200

$47,000

$75,200

8

$ 30,050

$50,050

$80,050
 

 
Content Last Updated: August 2008