L.A. City Council adopts $544M Measure ULA spending plan for 2026-27
On June 26, 2026, Los Angeles City Council adopted the FY 2026-27 Measure ULA plan, routing about $544.3M toward affordable housing and prevention.
On June 26, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council adopted the FY 2026-27 annual spending plan for Measure ULA (“United to House Los Angeles,” or ULA), a local “mansion tax” that funds affordable housing and homelessness prevention.
In the Los Angeles Housing Department’s (LAHD) expenditure plan transmittal, LAHD put the total ULA revenue available for allocation at $591,559,002 and set the FY 2026-27 House LA Fund programs allocation at $544,234,282. The remaining $47,324,720 is allocated to House LA Fund administration, including the Citizen Oversight Committee and administration program support.
Big numbers: $591.6M available vs. $544.2M in program spending
LAHD’s FY 2026-27 plan splits the money into two primary groups under the House LA Fund. The Affordable Housing Program totals $380,963,997, and the Homelessness Prevention Program totals $163,270,284—together making up the $544,234,282 House LA Fund programs allocation.
(LAHD’s transmittal also shows the percentage split for those two program buckets as 70% affordable housing and 30% homelessness prevention.)
Where the money is intended to go
LAHD says the FY 2026-27 Affordable Housing Program spending includes allocations made available through the “Homes for LA” Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). For FY 2026-27, LAHD lists these NOFA allocations:
- Multifamily Affordable Housing: $122,452,713
- Alternative Models for Permanent Affordable Housing: New Construction: $104,084,806
- Alternative Models for Permanent Affordable Housing: Preservation: $18,367,907
- Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing: Preserving Affordability: $21,769,371
- Operating Assistance Program: $27,211,714
On the homelessness prevention side, LAHD’s plan funds a set of renter-focused stabilization and protections, including:
- Eviction Defense/Prevention (right-to-counsel legal services): $54,423,428
- Short-term Emergency Assistance: $27,211,714
- Income Support for Rent-Burdened At-Risk Seniors & Persons with Disabilities: $54,423,428
- Tenant Outreach & Education: $10,884,686
- Protections from Tenant Harassment: $16,327,028
Why residents should pay attention
For renters and people at risk of displacement, ULA spending decisions can affect both immediate support (like eviction-defense services) and longer-term housing stability. For taxpayers, this adopted plan is also the roadmap for how the city expects to deploy Measure ULA revenue in FY 2026-27—so it’s a document residents can use to ask what programs are actually getting funded next.
What to watch next: NOFA timing and ongoing reporting
LAHD’s transmittal says several of the ULA Affordable Housing Program categories are planned to be implemented through a NOFA in fall 2026. LAHD describes that as the second NOFA for project funding awards, and says it is developing the regulations for that round and will seek Council approval for changes prior to release.
To follow implementation after adoption, LAHD points residents to its ULA dashboard. The ULA Revenue dashboard tracks monthly revenue generated by conveyances of real property over $5 million, from when applicable transfer tax collection began on April 1, 2023 to present. LAHD also notes that the dashboard information will be updated periodically as additional reporting becomes available.
Sources
Discover more from Interactive News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.