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Property Owners and Financial Institutions / Order to Abate Vacant Structure / Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) / Sections 91.8904 et seq / Written Notice

CF 20-1175   AT CITY COUNCIL 11/24/2020    Adopted, (13); Absent: Cedillo, Ryu (2)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to notifying property owners and financial institutions when an Order to Abate Vacant Structure for violations of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) 91.8904 et seq is issued, and ACE citations issuance for violations of LAMC 91.8904 et seq.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino – Koretz – O’Farrell):

REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), to notify property owners and financial institutions that carry a mortgage on the property via written correspondence when LADBS issues an Order to Abate Vacant Structure for violations of LAMC 91.8904 et seq, and warn they could be subject to fines, criminal prosecution, and recovery of city abatements costs through a lien against the property, if corrective action is not taken prior to the compliance date on a LADBS Order.

REQUEST the City Attorney and the LADBS, to report with recommendations and the necessary resources to begin issuing ACE citations for violations of LAMC 91.8904 et seq, that are not corrected prior to the Compliance Date on a LADBS Order.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: Yes

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  • 11/24/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 11/20/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 24, 2020.
    11/05/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Motion (September 15, 2020)
  • 11/05/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 20-1175 
  • 10/30/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 5, 2020.   Motion (September 15, 2020)
  • 9/15/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Motion (September 15, 2020)

 

 

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