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Housing staff proposes Section 8 administrative-plan changes as council demands wait‑list reforms
Summary
Housing staff presented mandatory HOTMA updates and discretionary changes to Redondo Beach’s Section 8 Administrative Plan, including payment-standard reductions and an asset limit, after describing a shortfall. Council directed staff to return with revisions that purge or control the wait list and add application expirations.
Redondo Beach housing staff on Monday outlined mandatory and discretionary changes to the housing authority’s administrative plan to comply with federal law and address a current voucher funding shortfall.
Imelda Delgado, the city’s housing manager, told the board that HUD’s Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) required certain updates and that the authority has added discretionary measures to tighten spending while the program is in a shortfall. Among the proposed changes, Delgado said the agency revised subsidy standards so two people will be issued a one‑bedroom voucher; added asset limits that could terminate participation for households with more than $100,000 in assets; and allowed implementation…
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