This coming Thursday, November 5, 2015, the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services is partnering with the Los Angeles Housing + Community Development Department with participation of the Housing Rights Center to provide the community with an educational workshop on “Pets in Rental Housing.”
We invite you to attend this important workshop, which will be held at 10:00 AM at the East Valley Animal Shelter (Just east of Van Nuys Bl, between Sylmar Ave & Lennox Ave), 14409 Vanowen St, Van Nuys, CA 91405.
This workshop will provide information on pets in rental housing focusing on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities and will include information related to fair housing issues for service and companion animals, as well as information on licensing, spaying and neutering, and micro-chipping.
We hope to provide information to landlords on the benefits of renting to tenants with pets.
Los Angeles is a city of renters, where upwards of 64% of our residents live in rental units. If we are to achieve our goal of making L.A. a “No Kill” city, finding homes for our shelter animals will mean many must be placed in apartments.
At the same time if tenants are fully aware of their rights it might help to ensure pets are not used as an eviction tool and that renters don’t needlessly surrender their pets to our shelters in fear of eviction when, depending on their situation, the laws protect them.
Please join us. Attached is a leaflet announcing the “Pets in Housing” Workshop. Help us spread the word by distributing the leaflet to neighbors, friends, Neighborhood Council members and other parties of interest.
Admission is free. Spanish language and sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. We ask that you inform us of this need 3 days in advance of the event. You can make this request by calling (213) 928-9075.
Hope to see you Thursday morning.
Sincerely,
Larry Gross
Commissioner – Vice President
City of Los Angeles
Board of Animal Services Commission
Email : [email protected]