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Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Official application routes, service-area details, contact information, and HUD-reported program data for this Los Angeles housing agency.

Independent directory: CalculateBenefits is not HACLA or HUD. Recorded source-check date for the agency-specific details below: 2026-09-29.

Start with the official agency

Visit the official HACLA website →

Housing applications and waiting-list registration are free. A third party cannot guarantee approval or move you ahead on a waiting list.

What this agency serves

HACLA is one of the nation's largest public housing authorities, providing the largest supply of quality affordable housing to residents of the City of Los Angeles.

Public housing
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Emergency Housing Vouchers
Homeless Initiatives

Housing Choice Voucher application

HACLA's page says: "The Section 8 Waiting List is currently closed." No reopening date is given.

HACLA — About Section 8 →

Public housing application

HACLA's applicants page does not clearly state whether the public housing waiting list is open or closed right now. To apply, you register for a RentCafe account online. Check HACLA's site or call HACLA-4-U for the current status.

HACLA — Apply for Public Housing (RentCafe) →

Contact HACLA before you visit

General inquiries: 833-422-5248
Central office: 2600 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057

Published hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Call HACLA-4-U at 833-422-5248, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., before you visit. A TDD/relay line is available at 213-252-5313 for people who need it.

Before and after you apply

To apply for the Public Housing Program online, you must register for a RentCafe account with a valid email address.
You can make changes to your family composition, income, and/or preference at any time before your initial interview.
You can request a copy of the Application for Public Housing by emailing [email protected] or calling the HACLA Customer Contact Center.
Have your documents ready before you apply — see the documents list below.

Documents HACLA asks applicants to have ready

Identification: driver's license, birth certificates, Social Security card, INS/immigration documents (if applicable)
Financial records: pay stubs, W-2s, bank records

From HACLA's published guidance. Ask the agency if you are missing something; do not wait to call.

HUD-reported assistance

53,428HUD-reported voucher units

46,042Voucher units reported in use

6,302HUD-reported public housing units

5,723Occupied public housing units

These figures are HUD reporting-data snapshots, not a count of openings. Equal inventory and occupied counts do not prove that no future opening is possible. Waiting-list status comes from HACLA, not this dataset.

HUD public housing designation: High Performer. High Performer is HUD's top Public Housing Assessment System category. Under current PHAS rules, the agency earned at least 90% overall and met the minimum score for each assessed indicator. It is an operating assessment, not a customer-review rating.

HUD directory dataset retrieved 2026-07-20; record last updated 2026-04-07. Read the data methods and limitations.