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523 East 66th Street / REAP

Council File 26-0005-S166

Under review — the Housing Committee approved removing this East 66th Street property from the city's rent-escrow enforcement program after code violations were fixed, and it's now awaiting a final City Council 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
Assessor Parcel (APN): 6011-013-045Case: 852604

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 submitted a matter on September 8, 2026, regarding 523 East 66th Street (APN 6011-013-045) under the REAP program. The Housing Committee approved the item on September 16, 2026, just eight days after it was referred. The file remains open and is pending further council action or implementation.

Full summary

The Los Angeles Housing Department is seeking to remove the rental property at 523 East 66th Street in Council District 9 from the Rent Escrow Account Program, commonly known as REAP. REAP is a city enforcement tool that redirects tenant rent payments into a escrow account when a property has outstanding housing code violations, pressuring landlords to make repairs before they can access those funds. Removal from the program signals that the property has come into compliance. According to the LAHD's September 4, 2026 report, two independent determinations confirmed the property is ready to exit the program. The nonprofit contractor Coalition for Economic Survival provided an advisory opinion to LAHD that the required repair work had been completed. LAHD's own Code Enforcement Division separately evaluated the property and confirmed that the cited code violations had been corrected. Both findings supported removing the property from REAP. The file moved quickly through the legislative process. LAHD submitted its report on September 4, the document was referred to the Housing Committee on September 9, and the committee approved the recommendation unanimously on September 16, with Councilmembers Padilla, Jurado, and Park all voting yes. The committee's recommendation now goes to the full City Council for a final vote, which is required before the resolution removing the property from REAP becomes 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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