Los Angeles County Development Authority

Waiting Lists

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Open: Lancaster Homes and Kings Road, Multifamily Housing Senior

The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Senior Multifamily Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Lancaster Homes and Kings Road is currently open.

The LACDA is accepting applications for this waiting list from February 2, 2023 at 8:00 am, until July 31, 2023 at 5:00 pm PST.

  • Lancaster Homes has one and two-bedroom units, located in Lancaster, CA. 
  • Kings Road has one and two-bedroom units, located in West Hollywood, CA.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preference: 

  • Elderly Family Preference:
    • An elderly family is a family whose head (including co-head), spouse, or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age. It may include two or more persons who are at least 62 years of age living together, or one or more persons who are at least 62 years of age living with one or more live-in aides.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LACDA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LACDA website notice on February 3, 2023. 

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Lancaster and West Hollywood, California.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (626) 586-1845.

Last Updated on 02/03/2023.

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Open: Jasmine Gardens, Villa Nueva, Bellflower Manor, Casa Dominguez, Normandie Seniors, and Terra Bella Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

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.

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Open: Carson Terrace, Ashley WIllowbrook, and Arboleda Senior Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

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 03/14/2022.

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Open: Casa Bonita Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

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 03/28/2022.

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Closed: Los Angeles County, California Section 8 HCV

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.

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Closed: Family Public Housing

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.

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Closed: Los Angeles County Development Authority Senior Public Housing

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 closed. Applications were last accepted on December 31, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were 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 Senior Public Housing 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.

Last Updated on 03/16/2022.

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About Los Angeles County Development Authority

700 West Main Street, Alhambra, CA | Visit Website | (626) 262-4510

Los Angeles County Development Authority provides affordable housing for up to 28,138 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Los Angeles County Development Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Moderate Rehabilitation

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Los Angeles County Development Authority is located in Los Angeles County, CA.

The Housing Authority does not serveBaldwin 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

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm PT.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

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 23,138 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Family Unification Tenant Protection Ported Out VASH Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 19,897 336 262 448 1,756 74
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $1,184 $1,423 $1,022 $1,560 $1,076 $984
Monthly Cost $23,559,381 $478,212 $267,696 $698,943 $1,888,655 $72,794
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.