HOUSING INVESTIGATOR 8516

Responsibilities A Housing Investigator conducts preliminary and follow-up investigations of alleged violations of the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and/or Housing Code, gathers and evaluates evidence through investigative research, may inspect properties, interview tenants, complainants, landlords and other witnesses, obtains physical and documentary evidence, compiles, evaluates, and organizes legal documents, undertakes legal research, prepares oral and written reports on investigative findings, prepares legal cases for referrals to the City Attorney’s Office Criminal Division, negotiates complaint settlements and case closures with landlords and tenants, represents the City at public events to provide information about the RSO, may act as a head investigator reviewing the work of a team of housing investigators, may supervise investigative support and public counter staff, and performs related work. Qualifications Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university and one year of full‑time, paid professional experience investigating complaints, conducting inspections, conducting interviews, researching and referencing laws/ordinances, evaluating evidence, preparing narrative written reports on investigative findings, and compiling, evaluating, and organizing legal documents related to civil or criminal enforcement actions; or A paralegal certificate from a paralegal training program within the United States and one year of full‑time, paid paralegal experience investigating complaints, evaluating evidence, and preparing legal documents related to civil or criminal enforcement actions; or Four years of full‑time paid experience investigating complaints, conducting inspections, conducting interviews, researching and referencing laws/ordinances, evaluating evidence, preparing narrative written reports on investigative findings, and compiling, evaluating, and organizing legal documents, one year of which must be related to civil or criminal enforcement actions. Equal Employment Opportunity The City of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The City does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The City is a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Los Angeles