Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez introduced a motion addressing the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' rental assistance programs funded through Measure ULA, the voter-approved housing initiative. The motion was initially referred to the Housing and Homelessness Committee in March 2026, then rerouted to a specialized Ad Hoc Committee on Measure ULA in mid-March. The Housing Committee approved the item on September 8, 2026. The motion remains open pending further council action.

Full summary

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Tim McOsker, introduced this motion on March 3, 2026, directing the Los Angeles Housing Department to work with HACLA and any relevant agencies to produce a comprehensive report on all rental assistance programs currently available to residents living in HACLA-owned or HACLA-administered properties, including programs funded or supported through Measure ULA. The motion is grounded in two realities: that many of the city's most vulnerable residents live in HACLA properties, and that Measure ULA was specifically designed to prevent homelessness and protect at-risk tenants. Measure ULA, approved by voters in 2022, imposes a 4 percent tax on property sales between $5 million and $10 million and a 5.5 percent tax on transactions above $10 million, and has generated more than $1 billion to date for housing stability and homelessness prevention. The motion's context is the broader affordability crisis facing LA renters. About 63 percent of the city's residents — more than 874,000 households — rent their homes. Of those, 56 percent spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent, qualifying as rent-burdened, and 26 percent spend more than 50 percent, making them severely rent-burdened. Rodriguez's motion frames HACLA residents as a priority population within this larger landscape, and the report it seeks would map existing rental assistance resources against that need. The file took a winding procedural path before reaching its current state. Initially sent to the Housing and Homelessness Committee in March 2026, it was rereferred to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles, which was overseeing ULA policy. That committee was dissolved in June 2026, and the item was sent back to the regular Housing Committee in late August. On September 8, 2026, the Housing Committee voted 2-0 (with one member absent) to recommend approval of the motion's directive to the full Council. The item is now awaiting a full Council vote. No fiscal impact analysis has been completed by the City Administrative Officer or the Chief Legislative Analyst, and no community impact statements have been submitted. If adopted by the full Council, the Housing Department and HACLA would be obligated to produce the rental assistance report.

Activity (6)

• 2026-09-08 Housing Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-08-31 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 8, 2026.
• 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Housing Committee, pursuant to Council File No. 26-2000.
• 2026-06-01 Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles dissolved pursuant to Council file No. 24-2000-S2.
• 2026-03-13 Council rereferred item to Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles (ULA), pursuant to Council Action of March 11, 2026, Council File No. 24-2000-S2.
• 2026-03-03 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

Documents (3)

• 2026-09-08 Report from Housing Committee · report
• 2026-05-12 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2026-03-03 Motion · motion