Residents of Los Angeles have filed a lawsuit against the city challenging what civil rights advocates describe as an illegal plan to seize and destroy RV homes, the ACLU announced in a release this week.
The suit alleges the city is seeking to “dramatically expand the seizure and destruction of RV homes in violation of state law, reflecting its hasty, unaccountable approach to the property of unhoused Angelenos.”
The ACLU stated that state law generally allows local governments to destroy RVs if they are valued at less than $500. However, a new law taking effect this year has prompted Los Angeles County and Alameda County to run programs increasing that threshold, resulting in the seizure of more RVs…