LOS ANGELES – A Canoga Park man wants a judge to order the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to restore service to him that he has lacked since his landlord became delinquent on her own $20,000 bill last fall.
Bryan James’ attorneys filed court papers on Monday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis A. Kin in advance of a July 15 hearing stating that he has had to use a trash can as a restroom and travel to his mother’s Bakersfield home just to take a shower.
“The lack of utility services has made my life a living hell,” James says in a sworn declaration. “Because I have no water, I must keep baby wipes and sanitizer nearby to clean myself and the floor. The process is degrading.”…