Los Angeles, CA Section 8 Payment Standards (2026) | Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Not legal advice — verify current state law and have an attorney review for your state. Payment standards change, and the housing authority's rent-reasonableness review, utility allowance and the family's income decide what it will actually pay. Verify the current amount with the housing authority before you set a rent.

Official schedule. Effective September 1, 2026 (Small Area FMR-based tiers).^[1] Retrieved October 21, 2026.

Payment standards

Schedule	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	5 BR	6 BR
Tier 1 ZIP codes: 90001, 90002, 90003, 90021, 90023, 90031, 90037, 90040, 90058, 90059, 90063, 93535, 93550, 93560	$1,584	$1,793	$2,277	$2,915	$3,212	$3,693	$4,175
Tier 2 ZIP codes: 90011, 90032, 90007, 90022, 90033, 90044, 90255, 90061, 90221, 90270, 90710, 90810, 90043, 90262, 91733	$1,771	$1,980	$2,475	$3,135	$3,498	$4,022	$4,547
Tier 3 ZIP codes: 90006, 90008, 90018, 90047, 90062, 90201, 90222, 90248, 90249, 90303, 90744, 90805, 90806, 90813, 91731, 91768, 91770, 93536	$1,903	$2,123	$2,651	$3,366	$3,740	$4,301	$4,862
Tier 4 ZIP codes: 90016, 90057, 90247, 90250, 90301, 90640, 90706, 90723, 90731, 91306, 91331, 91340, 91342, 91343, 91352, 91402, 91605, 91723, 91732, 91744, 91754, 91755, 91776, 91803	$2,024	$2,266	$2,827	$3,586	$3,993	$4,591	$5,190
Tier 5 ZIP codes: 90029, 90041, 90065, 90241, 90242, 90260, 90302, 90305, 90501, 90502, 90601, 90602, 90604, 90605, 90717, 90745, 90755, 90804, 90807, 91042, 91384, 91606, 91702, 91801	$2,058	$2,310	$2,877	$3,643	$4,063	$4,672	$5,281
Tier 6 ZIP codes: 90019, 90026, 90042, 90009, 90053, 91040, 91043, 91327, 91333, 91334, 91341, 91346, 91353, 91357, 91393, 91404, 91405, 91603, 91609, 91748, 90606, 91791, 91401, 91745	$2,060	$2,310	$2,880	$3,650	$4,070	$4,680	$5,291
Tier 7 ZIP codes: 90004, 90012, 90020, 90028, 90240, 90670, 90802, 91104, 91205, 91303, 91304, 91321, 91325, 91335, 91345, 91356, 91406, 91411, 91502, 91506, 91722, 91775, 91780	$2,110	$2,370	$2,950	$3,740	$4,160	$4,784	$5,408
Tier 8 ZIP codes: 90005, 90013, 90038, 90039, 90404, 90701, 90715, 90814, 91001, 91006, 91007, 91010, 91201, 91203, 91204, 91316, 91504, 91607, 91711, 91724, 91741, 91790, 91792	$2,230	$2,500	$3,120	$3,960	$4,400	$5,060	$5,720
Tier 9 ZIP codes: 90017, 90027, 90034, 90056, 90066, 90405, 90504, 90505, 90603, 90712, 90808, 91106, 91202, 91206, 91307, 91311, 91324, 91344, 91351, 91362, 91390, 91601, 91773	$2,410	$2,700	$3,370	$4,270	$4,760	$5,474	$6,188
Tier 10 ZIP codes: 90010, 90014, 90035, 90046, 90048, 90068, 90094, 90230, 90232, 90713, 90732, 91101, 91350, 91361, 91387, 91403, 91423, 91505, 91602, 91604, 91765	$2,580	$2,890	$3,600	$4,560	$5,080	$5,842	$6,604
Tier 11 ZIP codes: 90015, 90024, 90025, 90036, 90045, 90049, 90064, 90069, 90073, 90211, 90212, 90245, 90266, 90272, 90291, 90292, 90293, 90401, 90703, 90746, 91326, 91355, 91364, 91367, 91381, 91436, 91789	$2,870	$3,210	$4,000	$5,070	$5,650	$6,497	$7,345

HACLA's schedule also lists 7 to 10 bedroom amounts; see the source.

HACLA says ZIP codes outside Los Angeles city limits may only be used in Community Choice Demonstration programs.

HACLA says the rent can never be higher than the comparable rent it determines, and there are no area exception rents at this time.

HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents: Los Angeles County, CA

HUD area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. A housing authority's schedule can be based on an earlier FMR year or on ZIP-level Small Area FMRs, so it won't always match these figures.

Unit size	FY2027 FMR
Studio	$2,151^[3]
1 BR	$2,402^[3]
2 BR	$2,964^[3]
3 BR	$3,760^[3]
4 BR	$4,208^[3]

Full Los Angeles County FMR page

How landlords use this

It caps the subsidy, not your rent

The payment standard is the most the housing authority will count toward rent plus tenant-paid utilities. The rent still has to pass its rent-reasonableness review.

The 40% rule at move-in

For a new lease, if the gross rent is above the payment standard, the family's share can't be more than 40% of its monthly adjusted income.

Treat every applicant the same

Use the same written screening criteria for voucher holders as for everyone else. Many states and cities prohibit refusing renters because they pay with a voucher; check your local law.

Sources

HACLA, Voucher Payment Standards (web page, updated 09-01-2026) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://hacla.org/en/about-section-8/payment-standards
HACLA, Payment Standard Schedule 2026-09-01 (Spanish PDF, used to confirm the studio column) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://hacla.org/sites/default/files/Section%208/Payment%20Standard%20Schedule%202026-09-01%20Spanish.pdf
HUD USER, FY2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (FY27_FMRs.xlsx) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

Los Angeles, CA Section 8 payment standards