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Board asks county agencies to review tax‑defaulted properties for parks, housing and interim uses
Summary
Supervisor Janice Hahn’s amendment directs the treasurer‑tax collector and multiple county agencies to inventory tax‑defaulted parcels and report back in 45 days with recommendations on purchases for parks, interim housing, mental‑health beds and affordable housing development.
The Board of Supervisors approved an amendment Tuesday directing the Treasurer‑Tax Collector and several county departments to review the county’s list of tax‑defaulted properties and report back within 45 days on potential uses — including interim housing, parks, mental‑health access centers and affordable housing.
Supervisor Janice Hahn said the review could identify vacant parcels the county might purchase to address homelessness, create park space or partner with nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity. Hahn proposed the board letter amendment to instruct the Treasurer‑Tax Collector, CEO homelessness initiatives staff, Parks and Recreation, Mental Health, the Los Angeles County Development Agency and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority — in consultation with the County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency — to return with recommendations and a 45‑day review timeframe.
Hahn said the change followed a National Association of Counties report and examples of jurisdictions that have kept tax‑defaulted parcels out of corporate ownership. The board approved the amendment and the item as amended by voice/roll call vote.
The motion was moved by Supervisor Janice Hahn and seconded by Supervisor Holly Mitchell; the roll call recorded ayes from Supervisors Hilda Solis, Holly Mitchell, Lindsey Horvath, Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger and the motion passed.
Votes at a glance - Item 17 (tax‑defaulted property subject to tax collector’s power to sell) as amended: Moved by Supervisor Janice Hahn; seconded by Supervisor Holly Mitchell; outcome: approved, 5–0 (Solis, Mitchell, Horvath, Hahn, Barger — aye).
