City Council

(26) 23-0426 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), with support from any other relevant City departments, to report on recommendations and a proposed implementation timeline for creating a comprehensive, multilingual online system that would allow potential applicants to search for all available affordable housing in the City; and related matters. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman – Harris-Dawson): INSTRUCT the LAHD, with support from any other relevant departments, to report to Council within 45 days with recommendations and a proposed implementation timeline for creating a comprehensive, multilingual online system that would allow potential applicants to search for all available affordable housing in the City; and facilitate and simplify the ability of applicants to apply to such properties based on their needs, preferences and qualifications. The system should include all covenanted affordable units, including privately financed units created through incentive-based programs. The report recommendations should include funding, personnel, contracts and any other resources needed to accomplish this work.