A new state law goes into effect on Jan. 1 that will make it easier for the city to remove dilapidated recreational vehicles that are parked for long periods of time on public streets, becoming a nuisance in neighborhoods.
Assembly Bill 630, which was authored by state Assemblyman Mark Gonzalez, offers a new tool to address the problem, streamlining the process for the local municipalities to have RVs towed away, dismantled and destroyed. The law only applies to Los Angeles County and Alameda County in the Bay Area – areas where parked RVs have become a prevalent problem. Gonzalez said constituents throughout the city voiced concerns about the parked RVs, and he added that it is important to make changes that will provide relief.
“I consider [this] a very important piece of legislation that will be going into effect in 2026 that I know even the governor’s team worked with us on,” Gonzalez said. “This bill provides the local governments with a more clear, more efficient process to be able to dispose of those abandoned and inoperable recreational vehicles.”…