City Council

(6) 23-0257 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City’s procedure for removing a unit from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP); the current methodology for clearing a unit; and the feasibility of implementing a notification system that would alert the pertinent Council Office for removal of a unit from REAP. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt – Blumenfield - Hernandez – Price): INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to report within 30 days on: The City’s procedure for approving a unit removal from the REAP and an analysis of the current methodology for clearing a unit. The feasibility of implementing an automatic notification system that would alert the pertinent Council Office with the LAHD’s recommendation to remove a unit from REAP at the earliest possible date prior to a Council hearing.