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5345 South Ascot Avenue / REAP

Council File 26-0005-S161

Under review — the Housing Committee unanimously backed removal of this South L.A. property from the rent escrow program after repairs were confirmed complete, but the full Council still needs to vote to make it official.

Introduced
2026-09-08
Last changed
2026-09-16
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-16
Committee
Housing Committee
Initiated by
Los Angeles Housing Department
References
Case No. 896850Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 5104-011-031Prior Council File: 07-0005-s160

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

The Los Angeles Housing Department initiated this matter on September 8, 2026, regarding a property at 5345 South Ascot Avenue (APN 5104-011-031). The file relates to the REAP (Real Estate Acquisition Program) and involves a real estate action at that address. The Housing Committee approved the item on September 16, 2026, following a committee hearing scheduled for that date. The matter is now open and pending further council action.

Full summary

This file concerns the removal of 5345 South Ascot Avenue, a residential property in Council District 9, from the city's Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). REAP is a city enforcement tool that redirects tenant rent payments into an escrow account when a landlord fails to correct serious habitability or code violations. Removal from REAP signals that the underlying problems have been resolved and the property can return to normal rent collection. According to the Los Angeles Housing Department's September 4, 2026 report, two conditions were met to support removal. First, the contractor Coalition for Economic Survival provided an advisory opinion to the Housing Department confirming that the required repair work had been completed. Second, and independently, the LAHD's own Code Enforcement Division evaluated the property and confirmed that the cited code violations had been corrected. Both determinations aligned in supporting the property's exit from the program. The Housing Committee took up the matter at its September 16, 2026 meeting and voted unanimously to recommend approval, with Councilmembers Padilla, Jurado, and Park all voting yes. The committee's recommendation asks the full Council to adopt a resolution formally removing the property from REAP. The file references a prior council file from 2007, indicating this property has a long history of city oversight. As of the last recorded activity, the matter has cleared committee and awaits a final Council vote to become official.

Activity (4)

  • 2026-09-16 Housing Committee approved item(s) .
  • 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 (3)

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