Frequently Asked Questions

Can I apply for Glendale Section 8?No. The Glendale Section 8 Waiting List has been closed since January 2001. There are over 2,300 households still on the Waiting List and it is expected to be closed for several more years.

Can people pay money to obtain a Section 8 voucher and bypass the Waiting List? No. The Section 8 program is a FREE federal program and it is illegal to sell and buy vouchers. If you are approached by someone promising Section 8 assistance in exchange for money, ignore the request and report the activity to the Glendale Section 8 Fraud Hotline at (818) 548-6442.

Does the City develop new affordable housing projects?Yes, the City works with nonprofit and for-profit developers to construct new affordable housing that is separate and different from the Section 8 program. Most of these projects are large scale, new construction projects that take between 12-18 months to construct.

How do I apply to live at some of the City’s affordable housing projects? Announcements to apply for any of the new or existing affordable housing projects will be made at the City’s Housing Hotline at (818) 551-6902 or on the Housing website at http://bit.ly/1j363MF

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Community Development Department – Housing Division141 N. Glendale Avenue, Room 202

Glendale, CA 91206Office – (818) 548-3936

Affordable Housing Hotline – (818) 551-6902Housing Fraud Hotline – (818) 548-6442

www.ci.glendale.ca.us

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The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a federal program funded and administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Glendale Housing Authority receives funding from HUD on an annual basis to pay for rental

assistance subsidies on behalf of lower income clients. The City does not fund the Section 8 program.

The Glendale Housing Authority is authorized for 1,592 Section 8 Vouchers. In addition, the Housing Authority administers a total of approximately 1,500 vouchers from other housing authorities under the program of “Portability”. In total, the Housing Authority services over 3,000 vouchers consisting of low income, disabled, or elderly households.

Households are enrolled into the program from the Section 8 Waiting List. The Waiting List has been closed since January 2001 and no new applications have been taken.

Originally, over 12,500 households applied for the program; to date, approximately 2,300 remain on the Waiting List.

Section 8 Funding

Annual funding from HUD has decreased over the last few years as a result of federal deficit reductions and sequestration.

Rather than terminating families from assistance due to reductions in the federal budget, the Glendale Housing Authority has been forced to limit the number of vouchers. When voucher vacancies occur, the vouchers must go unfilled until the federal budget can be increased. As a result, there has been little opportunity to issue vouchers to those on the Waiting List.

Section 8 Housing Choice

Voucher Program

XThe City of Glendale prides itself on the variety of housing options it offers to its residents.

The Community Development Department, under direction of the Glendale City Council and Glendale Housing Authority, fosters the development of both market rate and

affordable housing in appropriate residential neighborhoods. Community Development staff works directly with multi-family property owners, non-profit and private developers,

non-profit agencies, residents, and other stakeholders to achieve this goal.

Affordable housing is accomplished by developing, preserving, and administering affordable housing programs and projects for low income households. The vision is to ensure

that all neighborhoods are quality livable places that are free of blight, where residents feel safe, and can access resources and services.

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Housing DevelopmentThe Glendale Housing Authority has supported the development of numerous affordable housing projects using affordable housing funding, since its inception in 1975. These projects continue to be very successful both in terms of design and operations.

These housing projects have provided new affordable rental housing for seniors, families, and special needs populations, as well as home ownership opportunities for first time home buyers.

To date, the Glendale Housing Authority has developed over 1,200 units of affordable housing for both low income renters and homeowners.

HUDHousing & Urban Development

• Provides Section 8 funding• Held accountable by Congress

GHAGlendale Housing Authority

• Administers Section 8 Program• Held accountable via HUD

Family • Participates via waiting list• Held accountable via HUD regulations

SECTION 8 SCAM ALERTSection 8 is a FREE federal program and it is illegal to sell vouchers. If you are approached by someone

promising Section 8 assistance in any way in exchange for money, you are to ignore the request and report the activity to the Glendale Section 8 Fraud Hotline (818) 548-6442 or via email at section8fraud@ci.glendale.ca.us

If approached please keep in mind the following advice:

DO NOT pay money in exchange for the promise of Section 8 assistance.

DO NOT release personal financial information to strangers promising to provide Section 8.

DO NOT believe that Section 8 assistance can be purchased on the street from strangers.

HOUSING FRAUDPublic benefit programs, such as Section 8 housing, are vulnerable to fraud. Fraud hurts everyone. It weakens the public trust and confidence, and prevents the Housing Authority from assisting eligible families.

The City actively pursues allegations of fraud. Suspicious activity can be reported to our office for investigation.

Working as a team, we can remove ineligible individualsfrom receiving government assistance fraudulently. To report fraud anonymously, contact theGlendale Section 8 Fraud Hotline at (818) 548-6442 or via email at: section8fraud@ci.glendale.ca.us

New Construction Units (1975 – Present)Rental ......................................................1,127

Senior ................................................ 615

Families ............................................. 389

Phy/Dev Disabled ............................... 75

Special Needs ..................................... 48

New Construction – Ownership ............. 111

TOTAL UNITS 1,238