Brief

The Los Angeles Housing Department has submitted a proposal for property 22525 West Del Valle Street (APN 2040-033-026, Case No. 898740) under the REAP program. The matter was referred to the Housing Committee on September 9, 2026, and is scheduled for committee discussion on September 16, 2026. The file is currently pending in the Housing Committee with no action taken to date.

Full summary

The Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) is a city enforcement tool that penalizes landlords who fail to maintain habitable conditions by reducing tenants' rents and diverting those payments into an escrow account rather than letting them flow to the owner. A property remains in REAP — and the owner continues to lose rental income — until code violations are corrected and the City Council formally votes to remove it. The three-unit Woodland Hills property at 22525 West Del Valle Street was placed into REAP on October 2, 2025, after LAHD's Code Enforcement Division cited three violations covering sanitation and maintenance conditions. One of the building's three units was subject to the rent escrow arrangement. The property owner, Morteza Moein, has since corrected all cited violations. LAHD's Code Enforcement Division independently confirmed the corrections, and the owner has also paid any outstanding utility charges owed to the Department of Water and Power. Inner City Law Center provided an advisory opinion confirming completion of the remediation work. LAHD is now asking the Housing Committee and the full City Council to approve a resolution that would formally close the REAP case. If approved, rent reductions would be terminated and rents restored to their original levels 30 days after tenants receive written notice. Escrowed funds would first be applied to any outstanding LAHD administrative fees, code enforcement penalties, and rent registration fees, with any remaining balance returned to the landlord. LAHD would also record a certificate with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office to clear the REAP encumbrance from the property title, and would conduct an expedited follow-up inspection, with the owner required to prepay fees for two additional annual inspections. LAHD submitted the recommendation on September 4, 2026, and the file was referred to the Housing Committee on September 9, 2026. The department requested the matter be placed on the City Council agenda for September 30, 2026. It remains pending in committee as of the most recent recorded activity.

Activity (3)

• 2026-09-11 Housing Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 16, 2026.
• 2026-09-09 Los Angeles Housing Department document(s) referred to Housing Committee.
• 2026-09-08 Document submitted by Los Angeles Housing Department, dated September 4, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-09-04 Report from Los Angeles Housing Department · report