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Our first hand experience allows us to be the only company in Los Angeles to offer comprehensive remediation services for Housing, Health, & Fire Department code violations. The Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP) has identified more than 1.5 million habitability violations resulting in an estimated cost of $1.3 billion to owners. Our experience related efficiencies will save you time and money. Call the only company qualified to cure your Notice and Order to Comply.
1) What rental units are subject to the Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP)?

All residential units in the City of Los Angeles, except for single-family dwellings that are the sole dwelling on a lot and units that qualify for any of the SCEP exemptions. Units subject to SCEP include apartments, duplexes, dwelling groups, and residential hotels.



2) What should I do when I receive a "Notice and Order to Comply"?

  1. Call Remediation Solutions, Inc. immediately.
  2. Begin work on any and all violations as soon as possible.
  3. Don't just complete the work on the Notice. Many times, the items stated are associated to the units that the inspector(s) was able to access. You as the owner, are required to make sure none of the stated conditions exist in any other units. Inspectors will want access to ALL units.
  4. Communicate with the inspectors and let them know you are working on the repairs and trying to meet the deadlines.
  5. Don't take the easy way out and "cheap" the repairs, inspectors will know when something is done right or wrong.


3) Can the City really prosecute me?

Yes and they will. We have seen owners living in their buildings with home detention monitors on their ankles and in some cases, owners have seen jail time. While this isn't common place, you can expect, once served with a criminal complaint from the city attorney's office, to be fined and convicted of a criminal misdemeanor. This is not a joke; the City of Los Angeles will prosecute you to the full extent of the law.



4) How does RSI save time and money?

We have been dealing with S.C.E.P. buildings for over two years. We are the only company in Los Angeles that has the first hand knowledge and experienced crew to remediate any and all violations. As owners ourselves we know how costly getting hit with a thick Notice and Order to comply can be. We have streamlined our process and it is all based on our first walkthrough of your property. Our initial inspection is so detailed that our team of professional repair and maintenance staff will know exactly what needs to be done in each unit so that we can quickly and efficiently work through units. Our knowledge and experience saves you time and money, we know what inspectors want, and we know how to pass inspections.



5) What is R.E.A.P.?

If repairs are not completed within the time period specified on the Notice and Order to Comply the owner will be summoned to an administrative General Manager's Hearing to explain the reason(s) for non-compliance and specify the date the repairs will be completed. If further enforcement steps become necessary, the file may be forwarded to the Office of the City Attorney as a criminal complaint. The property may also be subject to inclusion in the Rent Escrow Account Program (R.E.A.P.). This program is designed to escrow tenant’s rent payments from specific or all units that are not in compliance in order to motivate progress on the owner's behalf. Tenants' rents may also be reduced through the Program and the Maximum Adjusted Rent (MAR) is determined by severity of the conditions specific to that unit. The levels that determine MAR are:

  • Level 1 – Nuisance
    When the violation(s) creates a minimal untenantable situation, but is not unsafe, there shall be a 10% reduction in rent.
  • Level 2 – Incipient Hazard
    When the violation(s) creates a untenantability which borders on being a hazard, there shall be a 15% reduction in rent.
  • Level 3 – Hazardous
    When the violation(s) creates untenantability which is hazardous, there shall be a 20% reduction in rent.

    The maximum reduction in rent shall not exceed 50% per unit.

    Where there has been a history of orders for the landlord, the reduction determined shall be further increased:

    1. If any property owned by the same landlord has been in REAP in the previous 36 months, the reduction shall be increased by 50%.
    2. 2. If the landlord has been convicted in the previous 36 months of a misdemeanor arising out of the failure to correct an order by an enforcement agency, the reduction may be increased by one 100%.