Questions About Shared Housing In Los Angeles
The questions people ask before they pick up the phone, answered plainly. Shared rooms only, utilities included, and the house rules that come with living in one of the three Wellness Housing houses in South Los Angeles. The no is stated as clearly as the yes.
What is sober living
Sober living is shared housing where the house itself is substance free and residents keep to house rules that make that possible. It is not treatment. Wellness Housing rents one bed in a shared room to one adult, in three houses in South Los Angeles, and provides no clinical mental health services and no medical treatment of any kind. The choice is a bunk bed or a single bed in a shared room, both with the utilities included. There is no credit check, no security deposit and no lease, and there is a $50 registration fee. The way in is a phone call to 562 716 4568 and a tour.
What A Room At Wellness Housing Includes
Every bedroom is shared and every bed is rented to one adult. The bed, the drawers and the room itself are furnished before anybody arrives, and the power, water and gas are already on.
- A furnished bed in a shared bedroom
- A chest of drawers for each bed
- One gig WiFi and a 55 inch 4K television
- No private rooms, no apartments and no studios
Laundry And Bathrooms In The Houses
Each house has a washer and a dryer on site, so nobody is budgeting for a laundromat. The bathrooms are shared and the common areas are cleaned every day by professional cleaners.
- A washer and dryer on site at each house
- Shared bathrooms with a tub shower and a vanity
- Professional cleaners on site daily for the common areas
- Camera monitoring on the common areas and building perimeters
The House Rules Every Resident Agrees To
The rules are about the property and the shared space, they are the same at all three houses, and every resident gets them in writing before moving in rather than after.
- A substance free house, with a dedicated smoking section for nicotine users
- No outside visitors and no pets
- Earbuds or headphones for devices in the shared rooms
- A live in manager on site at each house
Answers Before You Call Wellness Housing
Does Wellness Housing have private rooms?
No. Every room at every Wellness Housing house is shared and every bed is rented to one adult. There are no private rooms, no apartments and no studios.
What is the difference between sober living and transitional housing?
The two terms overlap and different operators use them differently. Sober living usually means a substance free shared house. Transitional housing usually means somewhere to live while you work out what comes next. Wellness Housing is both of those in plain terms, a furnished bed in a shared room in a substance free house, with no fixed term.
What does a bed cost each month?
A bunk bed or a single bed, both in a shared room. Power, water and gas are included. The same terms apply at all three houses.
Is there a registration fee?
Yes. There is a $50 registration fee, paid once when you move in and separate from the monthly rate.
Is a credit check or a security deposit required?
No. Wellness Housing does not run a credit check and does not take a security deposit.
Is there a lease to sign?
No. There is no lease and no fixed term. Residents stay month to month.
How long can I stay?
There is no fixed term. Residents stay month to month, and some have stayed for many months.
What is included in the rent?
A furnished bed in a shared bedroom, power, water and gas, one gig WiFi, a 55 inch 4K television, laundry on site and a furnished kitchen with storage for cold and dry goods. The common areas are cleaned daily.
Does Wellness Housing provide mental health services?
No. Wellness Housing provides shared transitional housing and nothing clinical. There are no mental health services and no medical treatment at any of the houses.
Is alcohol or marijuana allowed on the property?
No. The houses are substance free. Alcohol, marijuana and drug use are not permitted on the property, and neither is returning to the house under the influence. There is a dedicated smoking section for nicotine users.
Can I have visitors?
No. Outside visitors are not permitted at the houses. It is the rule that protects the privacy of everybody sharing the space.
Are pets allowed?
No. Pets are not allowed at any of the three houses. If you have a question about your own circumstances, call 562 716 4568 and talk it through.
Who is on site at the houses?
Every Wellness Housing house has a live in manager and professional cleaners on site daily for the common areas, and there is camera monitoring across the common areas and the building perimeters.
Does Wellness Housing accept DPSS or third party rent assistance?
Yes. General Relief through Los Angeles County DPSS is accepted, along with the DPSS Pilot Program and other third party rent assistance. Whether you qualify for General Relief is decided by DPSS.
Is Wellness Housing Section 8?
No. Wellness Housing is not Section 8 and it is not a government housing program. It is a private operator renting beds in shared rooms.
Do you pay rent at a sober living house?
At Wellness Housing, yes. Rent covers one bed in a shared room, and it includes the utilities.
What happens if a house rule is broken?
The house rules go to every resident in writing before they move in rather than after, so nothing about them is a surprise. If you want to know how a particular rule works in practice, ask on the call before you agree to anything.
How do I see a house?
Call 562 716 4568 between 9am and 5pm Pacific, Monday to Friday, and arrange a tour. There is no application to complete. A call and a tour are how it works.
Who can live at a Wellness Housing house?
That is a conversation rather than a checklist. Wellness Housing publishes no acceptance criteria. Call 562 716 4568 and someone will talk through what you are looking for and which of the three houses might suit.