Evidence has emerged suggesting that Jamison, the largest Korean American–owned real estate development firm, has denied housing to Section 8 voucher holders at multiple residential properties it owns.
Section 8 is a federal housing assistance program for low-income households, under which tenants typically pay about 30% of their income toward rent, with the remainder subsidized by the government.
Investigative news outlet Capital & Main reported on December 16 that, after examining seven major real estate companies operating in Los Angeles County, Jamison was the only firm found to have either refused or effectively excluded Section 8 tenants across multiple residential buildings.
Citing data from the Los Angeles Housing Department, Capital & Main noted that between 2021 and 2024, only one Section 8 tenant moved into a Jamison-owned residential property…