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Council places 621 South Union Avenue into REAP after owners and developers debate repairs
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to place 621 South Union Avenue into the city's REAP program after property owners and a nonprofit buyer disputed whether required repairs had been completed while the building was in escrow for redevelopment into senior housing.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to place 621 South Union Avenue into the city's REAP program after city inspectors and the property's owners gave conflicting accounts about whether required repairs were finished.
The decision came after a public hearing in which Michael Tanya, speaking for the Schaeffer family, said the owners had completed the repairs listed on the original REAP notice of violation. "The simple fact is that the original REAP notice of compliance has been completed," Tanya told the council. Developers and contractors at the hearing said the building had been improved despite plans to gut and convert it to senior housing under a separate purchase agreement.
The matter matters to tenants and to the nonprofit planning to buy the building. Ollie…
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