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A. A Neighborhood Board may assist the parties to a residential landlord-tenant dispute in settling such disputes through conciliation and mediation. It shall make its mediation services and facilities available upon request whenever in its judgment it appears that such dispute is susceptible to resolution by mediation. However, a Neighborhood Board shall refrain from offering its services to mediate any dispute that is the subject of any pending civil or criminal action.
B. Requests for mediation services of a Neighborhood Board may be made on a form prescribed by the City Board for that purpose. Upon receipt of a specific request for mediation of a landlord-tenant dispute, the Neighborhood Board shall investigate the matter. If in its opinion the need for mediation exists, two voluntary mediators shall be assigned to handle the dispute; and where practical, one mediator should be a landlord and the other a tenant. The findings and decisions of the mediators shall be advisory only.
C. These voluntary mediators shall possess experience or training in the field of landlord-tenant dispute mediation. They shall not be employees of the City of Los Angeles, but shall be entitled to compensation of $10.00 per assigned case.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 150,718, Eff. 5-26-78.
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.