Home Affordability in the USC Area
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Housing Code Violations
Metadata
Variable Definitions:
Complaints: The total number of complaints about Los Angeles Housing Code violations filed by tenants to the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD)
Violations: The total number of violations of the Los Angeles Housing Code, discovered through inspections made after a complaint was submitted by a tenant or through inspections made during the Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP)
Source: Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD)
Years Available: 2005-2021
Methodology Note:
The original data comes at the point level. Our team geocoded the locations to generate X/Y coordinates, then spatial joined each point to 2020 Census Tracts.
Why are these variables important to measure?
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