William Mead Homes — HACLA Public Housing near Downtown

201 E Elmyra St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012

About this apartment

HACLA public housing development with approximately 414 homes in the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown area near Downtown Los Angeles. Rent is income-based. Applications go through the HACLA waitlist.

This is HACLA public housing. Applications go through the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) waitlist — not a private landlord.

About William Mead Homes

William Mead Homes is a HACLA public housing development of roughly 414 homes near 201 E Elmyra Street in the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown area just north of Downtown Los Angeles. Rent is income-based, set at about 30% of adjusted household income.

How to apply

1. Apply through hacla.org when the public housing or Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is open
2. Waitlists open and close periodically and are often filled by lottery — check current status with HACLA
3. You can list development preferences; William Mead can be selected
4. When a matching unit is available, HACLA contacts you for an eligibility review and an offer

Rent is about 30% of adjusted household income — there is no flat market rent.

Your rights

California protects renters from source-of-income discrimination statewide under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (SB 329) — landlords generally cannot refuse you simply because you would pay with a Housing Choice Voucher.

Neighborhood

The Lincoln Heights and Chinatown area sits just north of Downtown LA, served by the LA Metro A Line at Chinatown and many bus routes.

For current waitlist information, call HACLA at (213) 252-2500 or visit hacla.org.