The rule would require every resident in HUD-funded housing to show proof of citizenship or eligible status.
What is considered "low-income" where you live? New state income limits, which guide affordable housing policies, are increasing in almost every county.
In Los Angeles County, people wait on average more than two years on Section 8 waitlists. Meanwhile, about one in every four renters in SoCal is spending more than half of their income on rent.
Eyewitness News has found troubling failures of the federal Section 8 housing voucher program in LA leading to thousands of vouchers going unused while the city's homelessness problem worsens.
Last year, residents who made it to the top of the list had been waiting for 18 years on average, according to a data analysis by ABC Owned Television Stations. Those who received housing vouchers to rent on the private market had waited an average of eight years.
The shell of a former Motel 6 in Whittier will soon be transformed into permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.