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Some Landlords to Accept Section 8 Housing Vouchers, Participating in Strategy To Confront Homelessness Crisis

 

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass this week met with landlords and property owners to support their efforts in being a part of the city’s solution on homelessness by accepting Section 8 Housing Vouchers. This effort will help people experiencing homelessness or at risk of falling into homelessness. She spoke to landlords and property owners at a convening focused on the new supports available as well as benefits, resources and information for prospective landlords.

Landlords and property owners received information regarding the following benefits and financial incentives for participation in the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles or HACLA programs: 

Competitive rent payments that were recently authorized by the Housing and Urban Development Department

Sign-on bonuses designed to ease the holding of units for qualified households

Expedited inspections to prevent delays

Move-in assistance, damage mitigation and vacancy loss related resources

Earlier this year, Mayor Bass announced that 3,365 emergency housing vouchers have been used to bring unhoused Angelenos into permanent housing, which came after Mayor Bass and the Los Angeles City Council made a direct effort to expand the capacity of HACLA by increasing staff and reorienting priorities. Mayor Bass also highlighted her advocacy at the federal level to ensure voucher payment standards are high enough to reflect the reality of renting in Los Angeles.

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