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Amid Concerns About Funding, Santa Monica Opens List for Federal Housing Subsidies

Example of a rent-controlled apartment building

For the first time since 2011, the Santa Monica Housing Authority will open the wait list for federal Section 8 rental assistance this Tuesday. The reopening of the waiting list — people can sign up online from 8 a.m. to…

Jason
January 27, 2017

Housing

Lack of Housing Options Spells Uncertainty for Santa Monica’s Section 8 Renters

Earlier this month, the Santa Monica Housing Commission voted to recommend extending the time people can spend looking for a place to live through the federal rental subsidy program known as Section 8. While the recommendation to increase the time period…

Jason Islas
February 27, 2015
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