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Speakers urge Los Angeles City Council to direct housing department to execute StayHoused LA contract before June 30
Summary
Multiple tenant advocates, legal services providers and tenants asked the City Council to order the Los Angeles Housing Department to execute a previously approved five‑year StayHoused LA contract, warning that services and jobs will lapse if the contract is not executed before its June 30 expiration.
Dozens of tenant advocates, legal services providers and community members urged the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday to direct the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to execute the StayHoused LA contract that the council approved on April 25.
The city-approved contract, which speakers said the mayor signed on May 1, had not been executed by LAHD by the time of the council meeting and would lapse on June 30 if not completed, several speakers said during public comment.
Why it matters: Speakers said the contract funds eviction defense, rental assistance and tenant education across the city and that a lapse would interrupt services for tenants at risk of eviction at a time of heightened need.
Public comment and concern Nicholas Gardner, of United Teachers Los Angeles, told the council, “This provides vital services to tenants across the city.” Gardner said the services help keep people housed…
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