Los Angeles County Development Authority
Los Angeles County Development Authority is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), and Moderate Rehabilitation programs. As of October 28th, 2021, Los Angeles County Development Authority has 4 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Los Angeles County Development Authority serves Los Angeles County but does not serve Baldwin Park, Burbank, Compton, Culver City, Glendale, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norwalk, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, South Gate and Torrance.
Los Angeles County Development Authority was previously known as the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles.
Open Los Angeles County Development Authority Waiting Lists
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Application methods may change, as well. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, you can contact the housing authority directly. Office operations may be different from usual, and it may take days or weeks to get a response.
Los Angeles County Development Authority Website: https://wwwb.lacda.org/.
Los Angeles County Development Authority Phone: (626) 262-4510.
Open Now:
Senior Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Carmelitos Senior, East County Senior Sites, The West Knoll/Palm Senior, Marina Manor, Orchard Arms, Foothill Villa and South Bay Gardens is currently open. Applications are being accepted until December 31, 2021 at 5:00 pm PT.
Please note: According to the LACDA, to apply to this waiting list, applicants must be a "household whose head, co-head, spouse, or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age"
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LACDA on February 19, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Long Beach, West Hollywood, Marina Del Rey, Valencia, La Crescenta and Los Angeles, California.
Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (626) 262-4511.
Last Updated on 06/25/2021.
Open Until Further Notice:
Jasmine Gardens, Villa Nueva, Bellflower Manor, Casa Dominguez, Normandie Seniors, and Terra Bella Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Jasmine Gardens, Villa Nueva, Bellflower Manor, Casa Dominguez, Normandie Seniors, and Terra Bella is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November, 2018, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (626) 262-4510.
IMPORTANT:
This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/11/2021.
Open Until Further Notice:
Carson Terrace, Ashley WIllowbrook, and Arboleda Senior Apartments Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Carson Terrace, Ashley WIllowbrook, and Arboleda Senior Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least March, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (626) 262-4510.
IMPORTANT:
This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/11/2021.
Open Until Further Notice:
Casa Bonita Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Casa Bonita is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least April, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (626) 262-4510.
IMPORTANT:
This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 04/08/2021.
Other Los Angeles County Development Authority Waiting Lists
Closed:
Los Angeles County, California Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when the waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Last Updated on 08/29/2019.
Closed:
Family Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) waiting list for Family Public Housing apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Last Updated on 02/11/2020.
Closed:
Lancaster Homes Senior Multi-Family Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom Senior Multi-Family Housing apartments at Lancaster Homes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from August 26, 2019, until March 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
- Complete the online application.
- Call the LACDA.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.
For more information, visit the LACDA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Lancaster, California.
Last Updated on 04/01/2020.
About Los Angeles County Development Authority
More information about Los Angeles County Development Authority can be found on its website at https://wwwb.lacda.org/.
Representatives of Los Angeles County Development Authority may be available by phone at (626) 262-4510. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
Office Hours
Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm PT.
| Day |
Hours |
| Monday |
8:00am-5:00pm
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| Tuesday |
8:00am-5:00pm
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| Wednesday |
8:00am-5:00pm
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| Thursday |
8:00am-5:00pm
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| Friday |
8:00am-5:00pm
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About the Los Angeles County Development Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Los Angeles County Development Authority manages 23,399 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of June 30th, 2021:
|
Standard | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| Vouchers |
20,117 | 302 | 261 | 521 | 1,757 | 77 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$1,145 | $1,337 | $941 | $1,483 | $1,036 | $964 |
| Monthly Cost |
$23,037,562 | $403,748 | $245,653 | $772,524 | $1,819,597 | $74,230 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Los Angeles County Development Authority
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 8% having issued approximately 2,942 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 10 years and 4 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 44 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $15,912 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 80% were extremely low income (ELI). 25% of households had wages as a major source of income, 13% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 60% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 41% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 34% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 5% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
38% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 35% of households with children have a female head of household. 77% of all households were headed by a female.
87% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 43% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Los Angeles County Development Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 23% include at least one person with a disability. 32% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 60% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
34% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 33% with 2 bedrooms and 32% with 3 or more bedrooms. 20% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Los Angeles County Development Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $432 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,015. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $70.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Los Angeles County Development Authority
761 E Via Carmelitos
Long Beach, California
26401 Western Ave
Lomita, California
3401 Via Dolce
Marina Del Rey, California
2423 Foothill Blvd
Glendale, California
230 E 130th St
Los Angeles, California
4815 E Col De Las Rosas
Los Angeles, California
959 Palm Ave
West Hollywood, California
Low Income Housing Managed by Los Angeles County Development Authority
1125 N Detroit St
West Hollywood, California
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11240 RAMONA BLVD
El Monte, California
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