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HousingSet by city fee ordinanceCitation Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Ordinance No. 185,342 (adopted 13 December 2017); fee schedule adopted by City Council resolution 29 June 2018; LAMC Chapter 1A s. 15.4.3 and Chapter 1 s. 19.18

Affordable Housing Linkage Fee

Charged on new development in Los Angeles. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

Not priced for this house. This charge is real, adopted and collected, and it is left out of Los Angeles's figure for one reason: it is levied per sq ft, and a typical home does not fix that quantity. That is not the same as a zero. The fee is owed; what is missing is the number to multiply by, and inventing one would price this house with more confidence and less truth. Every published rate is in the table below.

The record

Why it exists

“The Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF) Ordinance (No. 185,342) was adopted by the Los Angeles City Council on December 13, 2017, establishing a fee on certain new market-rate residential and commercial development to generate local funding for affordable housing.”

memo of May 29, 2025, p.1, opening paragraph · source document ↗
What it pays for

“establishing a fee on certain new market-rate residential and commercial development to generate local funding for affordable housing”

memo of May 29, 2025, p.1, opening paragraph — this is the only statement of what the fee funds anywhere in the archived document; there is no expenditure list · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Maps of residential and nonresidential market areas are included below for reference.”

memo of May 29, 2025, p.1, second paragraph; the residential map on p.2 is the geography that assigns the rate · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2017-12-13

“The Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF) Ordinance (No. 185,342) was adopted by the Los Angeles City Council on December 13, 2017, establishing a fee on certain new market-rate residential and commercial development to generate local funding for affordable housing.”

Department of City Planning, Executive Office, memorandum "AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINKAGE FEE; ANNUAL INFLATION FEE ADJUSTMENT TO TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2025", May 29, 2025, p.1, opening paragraph · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 185,342

“The Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF) Ordinance (No. 185,342) was adopted by the Los Angeles City Council on December 13, 2017, establishing a fee on certain new market-rate residential and commercial development to generate local funding for affordable housing.”

Department of City Planning, Executive Office, memorandum "AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINKAGE FEE; ANNUAL INFLATION FEE ADJUSTMENT TO TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2025", May 29, 2025, p.1, opening paragraph · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“In accordance with LAMC Sections 19.18 C.2 (Ch. 1.) and 15.4.3 C.2. (Ch. 1A), all projects subject to the AHLF shall pay the applicable fee amount that is in place at the time of building permit issuance.”

memo of May 29, 2025, p.1, second paragraph · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Exempt (SLATE-Z South LA Promise Zone) If Project Submitted Prior to February 17, 2021”

memo of May 29, 2025, p.3, legend of the map "Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Nonresidential Market Areas" — this is the ONLY exemption printed anywhere in the archived document, it is on the NONRESIDENTIAL map only, and it does not answer the single-family question. · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
High market area
Single-family detached per sq ft 1 Jul 2025 $23.20
the line this rate was read from

“"Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2025", Department of City Planning memorandum of 29 May 2025: "Type of Use | Fee Per Square Foot | Low Market Area | Medium Market Area | Medium-High Market Area | High Market Area" over "Residential Uses (single-family detached home) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20" — the High Market Area column”

planning.lacity.gov · source document ↗
High Market Area
Multi-family 6 or more units in a Development Project per sq ft — $23.20
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (6 or more units in a Development Project) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family 2-5 units in a Development Project per sq ft — $23.20
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (2-5 units in a Development Project) | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Medium-High market area
Single-family detached per sq ft 1 Jul 2025 $15.47
the line this rate was read from

“"Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2025", Department of City Planning memorandum of 29 May 2025: "Type of Use | Fee Per Square Foot | Low Market Area | Medium Market Area | Medium-High Market Area | High Market Area" over "Residential Uses (single-family detached home) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20" — the Medium-High Market Area column”

planning.lacity.gov · source document ↗
Medium-High Market Area
Multi-family 6 or more units in a Development Project per sq ft — $15.47
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (6 or more units in a Development Project) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family 2-5 units in a Development Project per sq ft — $1.28
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (2-5 units in a Development Project) | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Medium market area
Single-family detached per sq ft 1 Jul 2025 $12.90
the line this rate was read from

“"Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2025", Department of City Planning memorandum of 29 May 2025: "Type of Use | Fee Per Square Foot | Low Market Area | Medium Market Area | Medium-High Market Area | High Market Area" over "Residential Uses (single-family detached home) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20" — the Medium Market Area column”

planning.lacity.gov · source document ↗
Medium Market Area
Multi-family 6 or more units in a Development Project per sq ft — $12.90
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (6 or more units in a Development Project) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family 2-5 units in a Development Project per sq ft — $1.28
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (2-5 units in a Development Project) | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Low market area
Single-family detached per sq ft 1 Jul 2025 $10.32
the line this rate was read from

“"Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2025", Department of City Planning memorandum of 29 May 2025: "Type of Use | Fee Per Square Foot | Low Market Area | Medium Market Area | Medium-High Market Area | High Market Area" over "Residential Uses (single-family detached home) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20" — the Low Market Area column”

planning.lacity.gov · source document ↗
Low Market Area
Multi-family 6 or more units in a Development Project per sq ft — $10.32
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (6 or more units in a Development Project) | $10.32 | $12.90 | $15.47 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family 2-5 units in a Development Project per sq ft — $1.28
the line this rate was read from

“Residential Uses (2-5 units in a Development Project) | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $23.20”

the levying document · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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