LOS ANGELES – The City Council is expected Wednesday to amend a contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to continue eviction defense services for tenants.

Council members are expected to provide $8.4 million to the nonprofit organization as part of the agreement, increasing the total contract from nearly $76 million to $84.3 million. City officials have said providing additional funding is necessary to sustain the organization’s services.

The City Council and Mayor Karen Bass approved a new five-year contract with the organization earlier this year, but City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto refused to authorize it. She argued the contract should have undergone a competitive bidding process, though Housing Department officials said allowing it as a sole-source contract was fine

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