Highlights
https://recordsrequest.lacity.org/requests/26-19012
Public Records Request Details
- Request Number: 26-19012, submitted via the web on September 27, 2026, to the City of Los Angeles City Clerk.
- Requester: Geary Juan Johnson, a tenant residing at 1522 Hi Point St, Unit 9, Los Angeles, CA.
- Core Inquiry: A request directed to City Clerk Patrice Lattimore for the mission, customers, and vision statement of the City Clerk’s office.
Rent Increase Dispute
- Contested Notice: A challenge to a December 18, 2025, rent increase notice demanding a 5% increase effective February 1, 2026.
- Ordinance Violation: The 5% demand allegedly violates Los Angeles City Ordinance No. 188795, which mandates a 3% cap on annual rent increases for Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO) units between June 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.
- Tenant Position: The requester declared the notice legally invalid and stated he will continue paying his lawful monthly total of $1,727.67.
Accessibility & Housing Code Violations
- Common Area Issues: Complaints regarding a frequently malfunctioning parking gate and an off-track front entry door that slams shut.
- Intercom System: A digital Akuvox intercom system replaced the original wired system, eliminating the in-unit communication endpoint unless tenants pay extra.
- Unit 9 Deficiencies: Lack of a wheelchair-height door viewer/peephole, an accessible intercom interface, an accessible handicap parking stall.
- Code Enforcement Modification: A formal request for the city code enforcement department to alter its practices and order the landlord to install these accessible features without adding fees to the tenant.
Discrimination & Retaliation Allegations
- Civil Rights Department (CRD): Allegations that the state CRD failed to properly investigate claims, truncated the complaint text, and closed the case under the false pretense that the requester did not wish to pursue it.
- City and Police Bias: Claims that local code enforcement and the Los Angeles Police Department have failed to act or inspect due to systemic racial bias, age discrimination, and retaliation against a disabled Black male tenant.
Yelp Reviews & Third-Party Management Complaints
- Power Property Management: Appended Yelp reviews accuse the company and its staff of locking rent portals to charge excessive late fees, failing to fix cross-metered electricity lines that caused a tenant to overpay by thousands, and ignoring active mold issues.
- Undisclosed Construction: A review from a tenant with Stage IV cancer noting that management failed to disclose active ADU construction and debris on the property prior to lease signing.
