LAHD seeks $1.81 million contract for temporary rent enforcement staff

Housing Department would hire temporary paralegals through Partners in Diversity to cover 12 vacant housing investigator jobs.

City Council· posted Jul 20Spending$1.8M

The Los Angeles Housing Department wants to hire temporary staff to investigate rent and eviction complaints while 12 investigator positions sit vacant. The contract with Partners in Diversity, Inc. would run through September 19, 2028, at up to $1,811,179.44, paid from rent and eviction enforcement funds, and goes to the City Council for funding approval.

What happens next

City Council consideration of fund transfers and the Mayor's approval before the contract is executed

How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
  1. 12–0–3
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