An expert at the Los Angeles County Development Authority tells CBSLA that there is simply not enough housing to go around and that prices on the open rental market have outpaced pricing standards that the Section 8 voucher program is set at.
With more than 100,000 Section 8 vouchers at its disposal at any given time, there are a lot of questions about why it takes Los Angeles County so long to find housing for approved applicants and how that might contribute to the homelessness crisis.
The East LA college student lost his job when he left the state to attend his mother's funeral, and then he lost his apartment. Gomez ended up sleeping on a bench at the El Monte Bus Station. "If they have any kind of background, anything that could come up, a felony or even misdemeanor, that can get in the way. Sometimes, they have been in the system and they are pigeonholed as a type of person," Ciampaglia said.
"So, there's already a scarcity of rental units available, when you then consider they are competing against renters who have a stable job, great credit history and rental history. Our clients may have evictions on their records, may not be stably employed, may have mental health issues. So, from a property owners perspective, they may be much more hesitant," Salas told CBSLA.
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