Affordable & Supportive Housing

To combat the affordable housing and homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, Public Counsel’s Community Development Project works with nonprofit developers, tenants, and community groups to promote the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing. Safe, accessible, and affordable housing is critical to the economic and social well-being of vibrant communities. But the shortage of affordable housing throughout Los Angeles significantly and disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color—which prevents families not only from meeting their basic needs, but also increases their risk of becoming displaced as existing affordable and rent-stabilized housing gets converted or demolished.

Through capacity building, policy, education, and litigation, we advocate for policies at the local and state level that encourage the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing. We also monitor and enforce these state and local laws. Our attorneys have many years of experience advancing land use, affordable housing (including housing element, redevelopment and state density bonus laws), and fair housing laws to achieve the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing and protection of tenants, as well as educating and providing technical assistance to local jurisdictions to help them achieve these goals.

Public Counsel’s Community Development Project partners with community-led coalitions advancing racial and economic justice. We provide legal and policy support for campaigns focused on affordable and supportive housing, tenant protections, equitable development, fair housing, the decriminalization of homelessness and poverty, worker and street vendor rights, and reparative justice for past discrimination.

Are you part of a community-based campaign advancing housing justice or related efforts? We welcome requests for legal assistance and collaboration. Apply here to connect with our team.