Los Angeles

City Council

June 14, 2023 Item #19

Agenda Item 19

(19) 23-0439 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on the volume of calls, the number of boarded up, abandoned or vacant properties and the average length of time from the initial complaint through the resolution of a nuisance at a property, received by each department since January 1, 2022; and, related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez for McOsker – Price): DIRECT the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Housing Department, Board of Public Works, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Department of City Planning, to transmit to the City Attorney within 30 days a report on the volume of calls, the number of boarded up, abandoned or vacant properties and the average length of time from the initial complaint through the resolution of a nuisance at a property, received by each department since January 1, 2022. REQUEST the City Attorney to submit to Council a report on the number of civil or criminal actions brought by the City Attorney's Office pursuant to the Vacant Building Ordinance or other nuisance abatement laws against property owners or tenants, and the resolution or status of such actions related to vacant and unsecured or boarded properties in Council District 15.