Brief

The Los Angeles Housing Department submitted a document on May 18, 2026 regarding 1273 East 108th Street (APN 6065-011-011), tagged as a REAP matter. The file was referred to Council on May 19 and remains open. Specific substantive details about the proposed action are not yet evident from the initial submission; the file is in its earliest stage of processing.

Full summary

This file concerns the proposed removal of 1273 East 108th Street, a three-unit rental property in the 90059 zip code, from the city's Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). REAP is a penalty program under Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 162.08 that reduces tenants' rent obligations and diverts rent payments into a city-held escrow account when a rental property has uncorrected housing code violations. Removal from REAP restores normal rent levels and releases escrow funds once the property is brought into compliance. The property, owned by Holley Huston, was placed into REAP in August 2019 after LAHD's Code Enforcement Division cited it for ten violations across three categories: missing or deficient fire warning devices, inadequate weatherproofing, and illegal construction. All three units were subject to the program. The property has been in REAP for nearly seven years. LAHD now reports that all cited violations have been independently verified as corrected, the property owner has settled any outstanding utility charges with the Department of Water and Power, and the nonprofit Inner City Law Center has provided an advisory opinion confirming completion of the remediation work. LAHD's General Manager Tiena Johnson Hall, through Director Marcella H. DeShurley, submitted a formal resolution to the City Council recommending that the rent reductions be terminated and the escrow account closed. Under the resolution's terms, tenants would receive 30 days' notice before rents return to their original levels. Escrowed funds would first pay any outstanding LAHD administrative fees and penalties, then any remaining Rent Stabilization Ordinance registration fees, with leftover funds returned to the landlord. The property would also be subject to an expedited follow-up inspection, and the owner must prepay LAHD for two additional annual inspections beyond the standard Systematic Code Enforcement Program fee as a condition of exit from the program. The file was submitted to the City Clerk on May 18, 2026 and referred to the Council on May 19. LAHD requested the matter be calendared for the May 27, 2026 Council meeting. Council approval is the final step before the REAP recording is cleared from the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office and the escrow account formally closed. The file is currently open and awaiting that vote.

Activity (2)

• 2026-05-19 Los Angeles Housing Department document(s) referred to Council.
• 2026-05-18 Document submitted by Los Angeles Housing Department, dated May 18, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-05-18 Report from Los Angeles Housing Department (699057) · report
• 2026-05-18 Report from Los Angeles Housing Department (663042) · report