City Housing Officials Told to Remedy Problems

Reacting to reports that city-owned residential properties are in deteriorated condition, Los Angeles City Council members and Mayor Tom Bradley’s housing coordinator Tuesday called on officials in charge of overseeing the buildings to explain their maintenance procedures and if necessary take actions to correct problems.

The Times on Tuesday reported that 17 homes and two apartment buildings under city control are often maintained in shabby conditions and become community eyesores.

Housing Coordinator Michael Bodaken instructed Randall Bacon, who is head of the General Services Department and in charge of taking care of and renting out the homes, to submit a report on the properties.

Councilwoman Joy Picus called on the city to “set an example as a landlord by maintaining its properties in the condition we would expect from private property owners.”