Los Angeles, California Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 16, 2017, until October 29, 2017. 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. Applications were available online only.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live, work, or have been hired to work within the City of Los Angeles; and applicants who are veterans or have a household member who is a veteran of the US military, released from such military service under conditions other than dishonorable.

20,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences. By December 1, 2017, the HACLA will send applicants an email with their status on the waiting list.

After applying, applicants will receive a confirmation number. It is important to keep this number in a safe and easy to access place.

Applicants can check their status on the waiting list after December 1, 2017 here.

For more information, visit the HACLA website.