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Tenant advocates urge City Council to direct Housing Department to execute April 25 tenant legal-services contract
Summary
Multiple tenant advocates, legal-service providers and community groups told the Los Angeles City Council on June 17 that a contract the council approved April 25 must be executed immediately to avoid interruption of eviction defense and tenant-assistance services.
Dozens of tenant advocates and legal-service providers urged the Los Angeles City Council on June 17 to direct the Department of Housing to execute a tenant legal-services contract the council approved on April 25.
Speakers said the contract — which commenters said was approved April 25 and signed by the mayor on May 1 — funds legal representation and tenant-assistance programs that serve low-income renters across the city. Several organizations warned that if the contract is not executed within days, providers will lose funding and clients will lose services.
"Ustedes han aprobado, necesitan dirigir, que el Departamento de Vivienda lo ejecute," said…
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