The waiting list for our Housing Choice Voucher program known as Section 8 is currently closed. We cannot notify you personally when it re-opens. When our waiting list opens, anyone may apply however preferences are given to Veterans, Compton residents, the elderly and disabled applicants.

Since our waiting list is closed, you may check others in the metropolitan area for HCV program and Public Housing:

• Los Angeles County Development Authority
• Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles County Senior and Disabled

Unfortunately, we are unable to estimate when applicants will be pulled from the waiting list.

We do accept transfers from participants who already have a tenant based voucher. When you transfer over to us, we will interview you to determine eligibility in our jurisdiction.

You and other approved adult family members must be present for the interview and will need to bring: proof of all current income, identification for every person in your household who is eighteen (18) years and older, social security cards for all household members, and bank statements.

We will also run a criminal background check on all adult family members.

When you transfer to our jurisdiction you will be be subject to our subsidy standards (the number of bedrooms you receive on the voucher). Our subsidy standards are 1 bedroom for every two people in the household, regardless of age or gender.

If you are a single person, you will be issued a 1-bedroom voucher. You would have to have three (3) family members in your household to qualify for a 2-bedroom voucher. Any additional family members would have to be added to your case prior to your file being transferred (ported) to us.

It can take anywhere from three (3) to six (6) weeks to get the unit approved, once the Request for Tenancy Approval (RTA) packet has been submitted to our office.

To meet the demand for housing in the city of Compton, the Compton Housing Authority look for suitable landlords and invite your participation into the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.

Participants of the HCV Program typically pay between 30% - 40% of their adjusted income for rent while the housing authority via federal dollars from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) cover the difference between the approved contract rent and the tenant’s rent payment. This guarantees that landlords/owners will receive a portion of the rent on time each month.

By becoming our partner in the HCV Program, you make it possible for low-income families to enjoy quality, affordable housing and in return owners enjoy:

• Consistent reliable payments
• Annual unit inspections
• Fair market rental rates
• Enforceable renter obligations defined in the lease Addendum