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3712 South 7th Avenue / REAP

Council File 26-0005-S165

Under review — the Housing Committee has recommended removing this South LA property from the rent-escrow program after code violations were cleared, but it needs the full City Council's final vote to become 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
Assessor Parcel (APN): 5044-022-014Case: 911178

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 introduced a matter on September 8, 2026, regarding 3712 South 7th Avenue (APN 5044-022-014) under the REAP program. The Housing Committee scheduled and approved the item on September 16, 2026. The file remains open and is pending further action or implementation.

Full summary

The Los Angeles Housing Department is seeking to remove the residential property at 3712 South 7th Avenue, in Council District 10, from the Rent Escrow Account Program, commonly known as 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, effectively withholding rent from the owner until problems are resolved. Removal from REAP signals that the property has come back into compliance. According to the LAHD's September 4, 2026 report, the department's Code Enforcement Division independently evaluated the property and determined that the cited code violations have been cleared. On that basis, LAHD recommended that the Council adopt a resolution formally removing 3712 South 7th Avenue from the program. The Housing Committee took up the matter on September 16, 2026, and voted unanimously to recommend approval, with Councilmembers Padilla, Jurado, and Park all voting yes. The committee's recommendation now goes to the full Council for a final vote. Until the Council acts, the removal is not official. No fiscal impact statement was submitted, and no community impact statements were filed.

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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