Brief

On July 21, 2026, the Los Angeles Housing Department referred documents concerning 1138 North New Hampshire Avenue (APN 5540-019-012, Case 755929) to the City Council. The file appears to involve the REAP program, though specific details about the proposed action or recommendation are not yet available in public filings. The matter is open and scheduled to expire July 21, 2028.

Full summary

The Los Angeles Housing Department is asking the City Council to remove the six-unit rental property at 1138 N. New Hampshire Avenue, owned by 1141 N Vermont NH LP, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). The building was placed into REAP in May 2022 after LAHD's Code Enforcement Division cited it for five sanitation violations. Under REAP, tenants pay reduced rents into a city-held escrow account rather than to the landlord, creating financial pressure on property owners to correct code deficiencies. The building has since been demolished, making continued enrollment in REAP moot, and LAHD has determined that the conditions triggering enrollment have been resolved. The proposed council resolution would formally terminate the rent reductions imposed on the property, close the REAP escrow account, and direct that any funds held in escrow be disbursed in a set order: first to cover LAHD administrative fees and penalties, then any outstanding housing code fines, then any unpaid rent registration fees under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, with any remaining balance returned to the property owner. The resolution also notes that Inner City Law Center provided an advisory opinion confirming completion of required work, and that the owner has satisfied any outstanding utility charges with LADWP. This file is one of 17 REAP removal cases bundled in a single LAHD report submitted to Council on July 21, 2026, and was addressed to Council District 13 member Hugo Soto-Martinez, in whose district the property sits. LAHD requested that the full batch be calendared for the August 4, 2026 City Council meeting. As of the latest activity recorded, the file has been referred to Council but no vote has yet been recorded.

Activity (2)

• 2026-07-21 Los Angeles Housing Department document(s) referred to Council.
• 2026-07-21 Document submitted by Los Angeles Housing Department, dated July 21, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-07-21 Report from Los Angeles Housing Department · report