NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM CHANGES The March 2013 federal budget cuts, known as the Sequester, reduced the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ (HACoLA) funding. To help manage this funding cut, the HACoLA has reviewed and made the following changes to its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Effective immediately: The HACoLA will deny moves to a “higher cost rental unit” within its jurisdiction. A higher cost unit is a rental property in which the HACoLA would have to pay a higher Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) due to a higher gross rent for the new unit. Jurisdiction refers to the areas in which the HACoLA is authorized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer its Section 8 HCV Program. The HACoLA will also deny moves for families who attempt to relocate to a “higher cost area” outside of its jurisdiction via portability. A higher cost area is a neighborhood or city where a higher HAP will be paid by the HACoLA because of more generous subsidy standards or higher payment standards in the jurisdiction of the receiving Housing Authority. Subsidy and payment standards differ for each Housing Authority. Before you request to have your case transferred to another Housing Authority’s jurisdiction, you may want to contact that Housing Authority to inquire about portability and their subsidy and payment standards. The HACoLA does not want you and your family unnecessarily displaced if your new unit cannot be approved. If you are planning to move, ensure that your move is indeed necessary at this time. Before you submit your lease termination notice, inform your landlord that you will require more time to secure a new unit if the HACoLA is unable to approve your request. Keep in mind that your landlord reserves the right to hold you to your vacate date stated in your lease termination notice. If you have submitted a Lease Termination Notice and have any questions regarding these changes and how they may affect you, please contact your case manager. The HACoLA remains committed to serving as many families as possible with the limited funding available. At this time, we ask for your patience as the HACoLA looks for ways to cut costs and avoid abruptly terminating families from the program.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:43:53 +0000
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