Hundreds of renters at Barrington Plaza in West Los Angeles are suing the property owner after finding out they were being evicted so the buildings can be renovated with fire sprinklers and other safety upgrades.
Hundreds of renters at a West Los Angeles apartment complex are looking for a new place to live after finding out they are all being evicted.
The suit follows an announcement by owners last month that the complex -- which has been the scene of two fires over the past decade, including one that killed a 19-year-old foreign exchange student -- will be closing to all renters and begin vacating occupied units so the buildings can be renovated with fire sprinklers and other safety upgrades.
"They want to renovate it. And they clearly want to re-rent it, and that's not what the Ellis Act is about," said Larry Gross, executive director of the citywide tenant group Coalition for Economic Survival.
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