Sheriff’s Department Evicts Squatters Occupying Parking Lot with Abandoned RVs
The property owner reported that a third-party had illegally entered their land, leaving behind 60 RVs that were subsequently occupied by homeless individuals.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has evicted numerous homeless individuals from luxury campers they had claimed, which were stored in an RV lot located in the City of Industry.
The property faced significant issues, including vandalism, litter, and fires, resulting in extensive damage to most of the campers.
“This morning, the final individuals were relocated,” Capt. Geoffrey Deedrick told The Epoch Times on April 2.
The Sheriff’s Department identified 58 individuals on the premises. Deedrick mentioned that everyone was offered the chance to move into temporary shelter, including a mother and her infant who had been residing in the luxury campers.
“Among those we discovered was a mother with her child who was relocated,” Deedrick noted, being part of the Sheriff Department’s Homeless Outreach Services Team. He mentioned the baby was no older than 6 months.
Out of the nearly sixty people found on the land, 25 opted to leave voluntarily, refusing housing assistance. One individual was placed for a mental health evaluation, while 32 mentioned they were visiting friends residing in the recreational vehicles (RVs). Deedrick confirmed that no arrests were made.
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis stated that the property owner took action to secure a court order for the removal of occupants, and that an outreach team assisted those evicted in finding housing.
In September 2024, the lot’s owner, Legacy Point LLC, began legal proceedings to reclaim the property and sought permission to remove anyone occupying the premises, according to Solis.
Once granted, the property owner swiftly moved to enforce the order.
“The County of Los Angeles does not oversee land use regulations in incorporated cities such as the City of Industry, but my office has been active in addressing issues at the lot,” Solis stated, adding that she engaged the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Services Team to conduct outreach efforts.
Black Series, the company that owns the RVs, claims it utilized the property to store inventory and had between 50 and 60 trailers on site. Legacy Point has stated that the company did not have permission to park the trailers there.
Black Series, which focuses on selling camping trailers, was located about two miles east of the lot, which it used for overflow storage. Although there had been some break-ins of vehicles on the lot previously, conditions worsened after the company relocated to a different city in January.
Individuals began to break into and occupy the RVs, a representative of Black Series told The Epoch Times on March 28.
“At that point, it felt like the word spread that, hey, they’re leaving. They likely abandoned these vehicles,” the representative explained. “That’s when the situation escalated. We had security on site, but they were overwhelmed.”
The representative noted that the company had removed tires from the campers to thwart theft.
“However, we never expected that individuals would break in,” he added. “Regrettably, our security measures were insufficient to manage the situation.”
Legacy Point LLC, the property owner, asserts that Black Series deposited the campers on its land without consent.
“While we would have preferred a faster resolution, we acknowledge that the gradual progress of our legal system, though bothersome at times, is essential for ensuring the due process of law,” Legacy Point stated in a media release. “We have now commenced proceedings with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to enforce the court’s ruling and reclaim our rightful property.”
An attorney representing Legacy Point did not respond to a request for comment.
