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Committee hears city enforcement update after rent spikes reported following recent fires
Summary
City Attorneyand housing staff briefed the Homelessness and Housing Committee on a new online reporting portal, enforcement letters already sent and outreach to residents displaced by recent fires; departments said 1,250 complaints were received and about 850 were validated.
The Los Angeles City CouncilHomelessness and Housing Committee on Jan. 29 heard a verbal update from the City Attorneyand housing departments on enforcement actions after residents reported sharp rent increases following recent wildfires.
The Committee heard that the city launched an online 311 portal to let residents report suspected rent inflation and that the City Attorneyhas already sent demand letters to landlords. "Wehave received more than 1,200 complaints," City Attorney staffer Peter Wall told the committee, and "about 850" of those complaints have been validated; letters have been mailed beginning Jan. 8. The office also said it has a draft ordinance under Los Angeles Municipal Code section 47.12 that it is preparing to use as part of enforcement.
Committee members and…
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