Brief

The Collections Board of Review submitted its quarterly report on delinquent receivables owed to the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26. The report was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee, which approved it on February 3, 2026. City Council adopted the item on February 11, 2026, by an 11-0 vote with four abstentions, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51.

Full summary

The Los Angeles Housing Department asked the Collections Board of Review to write off 11 unpaid invoices totaling $125,238.48, covering fees owed by six property owners across six property accounts. Each individual account carried a balance of at least $5,000. LAHD submitted its write-off request to the CBR on October 2, 2025, for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The CBR reviewed the accounts and concluded that all reasonable collection efforts had been exhausted and that pursuing the debts further would cost the City more than it would likely recover. The CBR formally recommended the write-offs in a report dated December 17, 2025, which was submitted to the City Council and referred to the Budget and Finance Committee on January 7, 2026. The practical effect of the action is to remove these 11 invoices from LAHD's active accounts receivable ledger, reducing the City's receivable base by $125,238.48. The Budget and Finance Committee took up the matter on February 3, 2026, and approved it unanimously, with all five members — Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, McOsker, and Hernandez — voting yes. The full Council adopted the item on February 11, 2026, by a vote of 11-0 with four abstentions, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. This write-off process is a routine quarterly function that allows city departments to clear genuinely uncollectible debts from their books in an orderly, reviewed manner.

Activity (7)

• 2026-02-13 Council .
• 2026-02-11 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-02-06 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 11, 2026.
• 2026-02-03 Budget and Finance Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-01-30 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 3, 2026.
• 2026-01-07 Collections Board of Review document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-01-06 Document submitted by Collections Board of Review, dated December 17, 2025.

Documents (5)

• 2026-02-13 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-02-03 Report from Budget and Finance Committee · report
• 2025-12-17 Report from Collections Board of Review · report
• 2025-12-17 Attachment to Report dated 12-17-25 - Findings · attachment
• 2025-12-17 Attachment to Report dated 12-17-25 - LAHD Uncollectible Claims - Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 · attachment