Council adopts tenant protections and settlements
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The Los Angeles City Council met on September 24, 2024, and took actions on nuisance-abatement liens, amendments to the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance, multiple legal settlements, infrastructure financing (WIFIA bond), and program contracts for sidewalk vending. The Council also approved grant acceptance for public safety programs, confirmed several board appointments, and acted on street-lighting assessment matters.
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What this means
Council voted to strengthen tenant anti-harassment rules and asked city housing officials to report monthly on claims and affected units. The meeting resolved dozens of property code-enforcement lien items and authorized or affirmed several legal settlements and financial actions — including a $35 million settlement for PCB contamination that will fund environmental cleanup accounts. Residents can expect increased tenant protections, continued code-enforcement follow-up on problem properties, and city-directed spending to address contamination and infrastructure without using the General Fund where noted.
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- Adopted amendments to the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance as amended (Motion 30A) and directed the Los Angeles Housing Department and City Attorney to provide monthly reports on Tenant Anti-Harassment claims, including unit details and rent/status information.
- Received and filed or confirmed nuisance-abatement liens for multiple properties per Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (multiple items listed on the agenda; individual liens were either confirmed or received and filed when paid).
- Authorized settlement in the Monsanto PCB contamination matter for $35,000,000 and directed allocation of net proceeds to Sanitation (56.81%), the Port (22.20%), and the Department of Water and Power (20.99%), with funds used as limited by the settlement.
- Authorized or approved multiple closed-session settlements and payouts, including (by motion) authorization amounts shown in the minutes such as: up to $1,000,000 (Ariell Kirylo), $550,000 (Kelly Tyler Heidtke), $500,000 (Don Devore consolidated matter), $225,000 (Nanci Christopher), and other specified case settlements.
- Adopted actions to replace/authorize issuance of a WIFIA replacement subordinate bond and create a construction fund to receive proceeds for wastewater infrastructure (CAO/City Attorney actions noted; report states no General Fund impact).
- Concurred with and authorized actions for the Sidewalk Vending Cart Program: authorized EWDD to implement program, enter contracts (including funding sources such as ARPA and CDBG), and negotiate agreements to manufacture, permit, monitor and distribute vending carts.
- Noted and filed a joint LAWA and Library Department report regarding plans to provide banned book access within LAX terminals (Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee report).
- Authorized the LAPD to accept and spend a FY 2024-25 CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant (approximately $998,099) and related controller and appropriation actions.
- Confirmed and approved multiple mayoral appointments and reappointments to commissions and oversight bodies (examples include appointments to Affordable Housing Commission and House LA Citizens Oversight Committee).
- Adopted or continued various street lighting district matters: denied protests or confirmed assessments and advanced related ordinances or, where a majority protest existed, adopted abandonment actions as noted on the agenda.
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