LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass this week met with landlords and property owners to support their efforts to being a part of the City’s comprehensive solution to homelessness by accepting Section 8 Housing Vouchers to 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 considering taking Section 8 Housing Vouchers and renting to Angelenos in need. Click here for pictures and b-roll of the event.
“When I talk about locked arms, it’s not rhetoric,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “It is a very deliberate strategy of everybody coming together. That’s the way Los Angeles comes together and addresses this crisis. We need to support small landlords so that they can continue to be a part of the solution. This is the city and other government partners coming together in a major way.”
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 (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.