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Council advances REAP changes; tenant-advocacy stipend and inspection items sent to committee
Summary
The City Council approved most of a package to strengthen tenant outreach and enforcement in the Rent Escrow Account Program while sending two items—the proposed $25 per-unit stipend and a process change—to committee for further review.
The Los Angeles City Council on Oct. 3 approved most parts of a package to modify administration of the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) while sending two elements to committee for further development.
Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg, introducing the motion after several public speakers and tenant-advocacy organizations testified, said the changes restore outreach and tenant-advocate services that the city previously funded. "There is no veto by the tenants," Goldberg told the council,…
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