The Custodian of Records group coordinates the retrieval and production of documents in response to subpoenas and California Public Records Act (CPRA) or Freedom of Information Act requests received by the Los Angeles Housing & Community Investment Department (HCIDLA).
Please review the Frequently Requested Records section below to see if the records you are seeking are already available online. If not you may request records from us using the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The Custodian of Records group also accepts the service of subpoenas on behalf of HCIDLA for witness appearances and/or documents. If you have questions that are not answered below regarding CPRAs or Subpoenas, please contact our Custodian of Records group at (213) 922-9612 or via email at hcidla.custodian@lacity.org. Due to technological changes, if TTY is needed to contact us, please use Telecommunication Relay Services (TRS). For more information on TRS services visit; www.fcc.gov/guides/711-telecommunications-relay-service.
Frequently Requested Records
California Public Records Act (CPRA) Request
Para asistencia en español sobre Ley de Registros Públicos de California-CPRA, por favor llame al (213) 922-9612 o por correo electrónico hcidla.custodian@lacity.org.)
The public may make CPRA requests by submitting this CPRA Records Request Form [Spanish-language form: Ley de Registros Públicos de California – Formulario de Solicitud] online, or by using one of our alternate methods of submission*. A fee schedule is provided on the form. (If your records request involves a specific Code Enforcement inspection, please use the Property Activity Report webpage to obtain the case number(s) specific to the inspection(s) prior to completing the CPRA Request Form. Please indicate any relevant case numbers in your records request.) Please note that the CPRA only applies to existing records held by HCIDLA. Requests for information (e.g. questions, clarifications, etc.) are not subject to the CPRA and should instead be directed to HCIDLA’s public information hotline at (866) 557-7368 to be forwarded to the appropriate staff member.
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, a CPRA request will be responded to within ten days of receipt by the Custodian of Records. This response will comprise either an invoice for the production cost of the records requested or an explanation from the Custodian of Records as to why the records are not currently available.
* Alternate methods of CPRA Request Form submission
Submitting a CPRA Request Form online typically results in faster processing of your request and is the preferred submission method. Alternatively, the same form can be printed and submitted via one of the following methods:
- via email as a PDF file to hcidla.custodian@lacity.org
- via US Mail to:
ATTN: CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS
LOS ANGELES HOUSING + COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
1200 W 7TH ST STE 450
LOS ANGELES CA 90017 - via fax to (213) 808-8404
- in person at one of our HCIDLA public counters (NOTE: TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19)
Subpoenas
Records not Available from HCIDLA
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) are separate agencies from HCIDLA and as such have different Custodians of Records. For HACLA contact information, please refer to the HACLA website. The LADBS Custodian of Records can be reached at (213) 482-6770 or you may refer to the LADBS website for further contact information.