The Los Angeles City Council has approved a Master Leasing Program to lease all or part of apartment buildings so that the city can sublease units to homeless residents.

The program, which is modeled on an approach already in use in Los Angeles County that is being implemented by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News.

"Master leasing is securing all or part of an apartment building on a long-term lease, then subleasing the units to unhoused individuals or families while providing them with supportive services," Kary Yaroslavsky, a council member who sponsored the motion, told the newspaper.

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