Short Wait Seen for Low-Income Housing

In an effort to match low-income Los Angeles families with inexpensive housing, the city’s Housing Authority has announced that its waiting list for two-bedroom apartments is “unusually short.”

George McQuade, spokesman for the Housing Authority of the city of Los Angeles, said Monday that the city owns low-income apartment buildings throughout the city, including the San Fernando Gardens complex in Pacoima.

Rent is typically $200 per month, but the amount varies depending on a family’s income and ability to pay, McQuade said. The ages, gender and relationships among applicants are also used to determine eligibility, he added.

The annual income of a family of four must not exceed $41,050 to qualify. For three-person families, the amount is $36,950; for two-person families, the amount is $32,850.

For more information, contact the Housing Authority’s application center at (213) 252-5316 or visit 5836 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles. Applications are also available at the Housing Authority’s main office, 2600 Wilshire Blvd., or via its World Wide Web site at https://www.hacla.org