Fair Housing Resources

 

Fair Housing is your right. The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) is proud to share the following resources available to all Los Angeles County residents.

 

FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES: Non-Discrimination Policy  |  Housing Rights Center  |  Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity  |  Assessment of Fair Housing

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal program—administered by state public housing agencies—through which individuals with very low incomes, as well as the elderly and disabled, are provided with a voucher that allows them to rent residences on the private market.  The purpose of the Section 8 program is to provide housing to people who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

The Public Housing Program is a federal program—administered by state public housing agencies—through which individuals with very low incomes that are deemed eligible are provided with housing in one of our 63 public housing developments.  The purpose of the Public Housing program is to provide housing to people who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

Under the federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, a Section 8 participant is able to choose where to live.  It is unlawful to discriminate in housing based on these factors: race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information of that person.  If you rent, or have been trying to rent a home, or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated by a landlord, the city or county in which you live, or by an employee at the housing authority, you can file a complaint with the LACDA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).

You can write a letter including your name and address, the name and address of the person you are complaining about, the address of the house or apartment you were trying to rent or buy, the date when this incident occurred, a short description of what happened, and mail it to:

SECTION 8
Los Angeles County Development Authority
700 West Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801

Stacey Dawson, Fair Housing Liaison
stacey.dawson@lacda.org
(626) 586-1544

PUBLIC HOUSING 
Los Angeles County Development Authority
700 West Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801

Don Swift, Assistant Director
don.swift@lacda.org
(626) 586-1643

Log onto FHEO website, or call toll-free at (800) 669-9777 or TTY:  (800) 877-8339.

Complete the form obtained from HUD’s website and mail to:

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Room 5204
451 Seventh St. SW
Washington, D.C. 20410-2000  

To file a complaint with HUD in writing:

Write a letter with the information requested above and mail it to:

Fair Housing Hub in the Los Angeles County Region:

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
One Sansome Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104-4430
(415) 489-6524
1 (800) 347-3739
TTY (415) 436-6594

You may call the Department of Fair Employment and Housing's Communication Center at (800) 884-1684.

The LACDA has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), regarding the DOJ’s investigation of unannounced compliance checks performed on Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher properties in the Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale.

If you feel you were a victim of discrimination in the Antelope Valley between the years of 2004 to 2011 due to a compliance check and wish to file a complaint against the LACDA, please contact the DOJ at 1 (800) 896-7743, and choose option 98, or send an email to fairhousing@usdoj.gov