Brief

The Los Angeles Housing Department submitted a document regarding 3712 South 7th Avenue (APN 5044-022-014) on September 8, 2026. The file references REAP, suggesting a potential affordable housing or property acquisition initiative. The matter is pending before the Housing Committee, which scheduled it for discussion on September 16, 2026. No substantive details are available from the public record.

Full summary

The Los Angeles Housing Department is asking the City Council to remove the three-unit property at 3712 South 7th Avenue from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) and terminate the rent reductions that had been imposed on its tenants. The property is owned by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, making it federal property. LAHD opened a REAP case against it in April 2025 after code enforcement cited nine violations covering structural hazards, weatherproofing, maintenance, electrical, and plumbing and gas issues. However, the violations were ultimately cleared not because they were repaired but because LAHD determined it lacked jurisdiction over the federally owned property. Under REAP, tenants at properties with serious code violations receive rent reductions and their payments are held in escrow rather than going directly to the landlord, as a way to pressure owners into making repairs. Removing a property from the program means ending those rent reductions and releasing the escrowed funds. If the Council approves the resolution, rents will be restored to original levels 30 days after LAHD notifies tenants in writing. Any funds remaining in escrow after administrative fees and penalties are paid would be returned to the property owner. The resolution also requires LAHD to conduct an expedited systematic inspection of the property going forward and to collect prepaid fees for two years of follow-up annual inspections, a standard condition attached to REAP removals. The Controller would be authorized to draw from the Code Enforcement Trust Fund to settle the escrow account. This file is one of sixteen REAP removal cases that LAHD bundled into a single September 4, 2026 report and requested be placed on the City Council agenda for September 30, 2026. The matter was referred to the Housing Committee on September 9 and remains pending there. Councilmember Heather Hutt represents the Tenth District, which includes this property.

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