Updated October 2026
The shelters, hotel discounts and furnished-rental spreadsheets set up in early 2025 are closed or out of date, so we removed them. Housing help now runs through a few standing agencies.
The short version
- FEMA registration closed March 31, 2025. If you registered, call 800-621-3362 about your housing assistance or an appeal.
- Tenant protections and housing counseling: LA County DCBA at the Altadena Community Center, (626) 398-6174.
- For any other need, dial 211 for LA County’s referral line.
Where to go
- FEMA: DisasterAssistance.gov or the FEMA app, to update your file or check rental assistance.
- DCBA Altadena Center: 730 E. Altadena Dr., weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Housing and tenant protections, consumer and worker help.
- 211 LA: 211la.org, or dial 211.
- State programs: CA.gov/LAFires.
The longer fix
Temporary housing ends. The lasting answer is rebuilding, and for many lots that can mean more homes than before. A vacant single-family lot may qualify for an SB 1123 split into up to 10 lots, and multifamily lots can add units through state density laws. See our rebuild guide and multifamily work.
How we use it
Mariposa Complex in Altadena replaces one fire-damaged lot with three homes, each with an attached ground-floor ADU. At a larger scale, Courtyard 55 in Alhambra, a concept, puts 55 homes around one shared courtyard with retail at the street.
Planning a rebuild?
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