Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 4 General Provisions

All matters connected with any mediation efforts under this chapter are privileged and may not be examined, inspected or received in evidence in any judicial proceeding.

When a tenant or landlord is contacted by a Neighborhood Board, a member of the City Board, its staff, or a voluntary mediator, the tenant or landlord shall be informed whether the contact is for purposes of investigation or dispute mediation; and if it is for dispute mediation, the landlord or tenant shall be informed that all matters relating thereto are privileged.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,718, Eff. 5-26-78.

The General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department shall designate a Department employee to serve as Secretary to the City Board and as staff director, and five other employees to work pursuant to this chapter and furnish staff support to each of the five Neighborhood Boards. The General Manager may designate additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the City Board.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,718, Eff. 5-26-78. Amended by: Ord. No. 182,718, Eff. 10-30-13; Ord. No. 187,122, Eff. 8-8-21.

The City Board may adopt such rules and guidelines as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter which are not in conflict or inconsistent therewith. Nothing in this ordinance shall deprive any other Board, Commission, or Agency of the City of any jurisdiction or authority granted to such Board, Commission, or Agency by any other provision of law.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,718, Eff. 5-26-78.