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21. What constitutes low income/affordable housing is set by CA state law.
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 05:44 PM
Sep 2023

"Affordable housing cost” for lower-income households is defined in CA state law as not more than 30 percent of gross household income with variations (CA Health and Safety Code Section 50052.5). The comparable federal limit, more widely used, is 30 percent of gross income, with variations.

A single person making $70k per year is considered low income in Los Angeles County. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/what-is-low-income-in-southern-california-los-angeles-finance-money/3179455/

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Reminds me of Radio Row yankee87 Sep 2023 #1
The planned Elea Apartments are no World Trade Center! ellisonz Sep 2023 #2
Affordable housing? Isn't that a good thing? Going to need more information on this one. EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #3
It's in the article! ellisonz Sep 2023 #5
Yes, I read the article. A brief synopsis of which might be "Local flea market vendors will be... EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #9
The developers have no information on pricing or what portion of this will be affordable. ellisonz Sep 2023 #10
Like I Said, more information. The lack of information on their website is worrisome. EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #11
Yes, but that's still gonna be out of reach of most of these people. ellisonz Sep 2023 #12
Excuse me please, but it seems that you and I have seen nothing about the pricing or number of.... EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #15
Same old, same old here on DU! ellisonz Sep 2023 #16
What constitutes low income/affordable housing is set by CA state law. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #21
"A single person making $70k per year is considered low income in Los Angeles County." ellisonz Sep 2023 #22
We need more affordable housing in LA, the swap meet vendors can move. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #4
The argument made here is that this is essentially gentrification: ellisonz Sep 2023 #6
Middle class people need housing too. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #7
This one's a job killer though! ellisonz Sep 2023 #8
No it's not. This is a flea market/swap meet. They can set up at another lot. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #13
I think that's pretty presumptive. ellisonz Sep 2023 #14
Anyone can ask to have a table at the Goldenwest or Cypress colleges swap meets. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #17
So basically these poor immigrant vendors shouldn't complain about getting eviction notices? ellisonz Sep 2023 #18
Correct. Like I said, it's a lot easier to find a swap meet table space than housing in L.A. SunSeeker Sep 2023 #19
Perfecto! ellisonz Sep 2023 #20
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