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Council asks Housing Department to review REAP backlog after members cite long delays and low escrow collections
Summary
Councilmember Hernandez asked the Housing Department to review the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP), citing hundreds of buildings stalled in the program, low escrow balances and long delays in remediation. Council voted to refer the department to report back on options to give REAP more teeth.
Councilmember Hernandez on July 18 asked the Los Angeles Housing Department to review procedures and pursue options to speed remediation for properties enrolled in the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP), saying many buildings had remained in the program for years with minimal escrow dollars collected.
Hernandez, who represents a district with a high number of properties in REAP, told colleagues…
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