Throughout L.A., homeless people are paying rent for RVs that offer shelter and little else. Eyewitness News explores the business of "vanlords." MORE: abc7.com/los-angeles-vanlords...
Actually if you work a full time job like most of us do, it's not a problem. Was on my own in LA (Hollywood at first) at age 17. I have never been unable to pay my rent, ever. Thing is, you can't be slamming H or taking Fenty every day. It's really not that hard, as long as you are not taking deadly drugs every day.
Homelessness is no longer just for drug users. It’s also for the working class. Those who work 40 hours a week and still can’t afford rent. You make $2000-$3000 a month and still can’t afford anything in this city. I’m even talking about those with shiny bachelors degrees. Heck even EMTs and CNAs can make $16-$20 hour and still not be able to afford housing.
Exactly!!! Preach it louder man!!! I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Exactly I deliver groceries. It ain’t much but it’s honest work. It’s about 3-4k a month. I simply cannot qualify for even the smallest place. Cant find anything. I sleep in my car most the week and occasionally hotels to keep clean and feel like a person for a little bit. Tonight’s hotel was covered by Airbnb which was nice. Had a cancellation. It was supposed to be 340/mo (I have actually found rent that low believe it or not) and he messaged me saying it’s actually 7K a month. SEVEN THOUSAND A MONTH. For a one bed one bath place that you aren’t allowed to cook in… l can’t wait to see California real estate plummet. This is ridiculous.
Then move somewhere you can afford to live. I’d love to be living in Kauai but can’t afford it. Guess I could just park an Rv and live like a bum over there… but I have responsibilities
@Christopher Medina I’ve never voted for any of these fools bro. I grew up in Georgia and Alabama. And moving back soon. Common sense would be living somewhere affordable before squatting in a busted down Rv if you’re working full time and not on drugs.
Don’t ever become homeless here in australia! My wife and I were some years ago and had no choice but to live in our van. We were quiet, put rubbish in bins and councils moved us on or be fined. It was “the looks” all sorts of people gave us knowing our van was our home was disgraceful and disgusting. We don’t drink nor drug and we’re just chill friendly people. Seemed nobody including councils wanted us anywhere and my question to this day remains “where to you want homeless people to be then huh!” Treating your fellow man like s**t no matter what their circumstances says everything about the people treating you like that. Be nice and kind to everyone everywhere in this life because you just don’t know what someone’s going through.
Sorry you're going through that, my friend! My husband and I are living in a motel, but it's rather expensive. My husband works, but we're running low. I'm trying to find something to help out. And lately, the landlady has been picking on us due to them fixing the pipes and causing it to smell, then we get blamed for it even though we're doing everything we can to keep it clean. I don't know where we'll go if we have to leave here. It's frightening!
There's something very wrong when someone who's working 40hrs a week can't afford rent. Transitional housing is only a temporary solution and wouldn't allow a senior like her to keep her dog. Dogs/cats are very important to and provide companionship to these people.
Exactly!!!! Everyone just tells us to get rid of our beloved pets without realizing what that would do to us!!! I pay rent to live in an RV like this with my cat. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
@Network126 I can't even imagine being in a position where you're rejected utterly by society, yet here's this furry little critter that loves you, and you've got to decide to get rid of it or stay homeless like that's some easy decision. Furthermore, it's transitional housing and still no real healthcare, mental health, rehabilitation, legal help, or anything that resolves what drove the crises in the first place. Now why would anyone want to get rid of the only thing that really cares?
I don't have any animals,But I have been around them because different ones in my family does. What I don't understand as I have watched different videos of homelessness there's so many abounded building sitting around, where's the City Official's? Why can't they do something with these buildings that could be fixed up or torn down and the ones that want to stay in their mobile homes would have a place to park,all that on the street looks very tacky and Nasty. Come on America we are taking more people in and can't take care of our own. This is Messed Up,
My cat I had with me 24/7, for 21 years, DIED when we became homeless. It breaks my heart all over every day. Her name was Bella and she was my best and only friend. She was everything. We old people don't have any reason to go on. WE have nobody we can give our love and kindness to and nobody to give any to us but our fur babies. When we don't have them we're just waiting to die. Life is empty. A person might be homeless and hungry but. Our friends are always taken care of. Be sure their pets stay with them or it's going to get gruesome. Rhymes with News...... You know. Good luck my compatriots. I mean that sincerely. 💞🐶🌟💞🐱 A Colorado Mountain Grandma USA 💔🥀😢🇺🇸😭
More tiny villages, please! Open up abandoned properties, set up city owned RV's, set up reasonable rents (working people only not drug dealers with money), with amenities like restrooms with showers, this would help people like this woman that can't afford apartment living, but still deserve to exist!
@Genius221 I'm talking commercial properties, essentially, huge parking lots! There are two tiny home villages less than a mile from me. In no way am I implying to use residential property.
@2puffs good idea but that’s an invitation for more people from others counties and states to come to Cali. Majority of people are not from Cali or LA county. But mayor Garcetti invited them to come to the sanctuary 🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬🤬
I don't see a problem with people living in a motor-home, but I DO see a real problem with the mess outside them. Keep the vehicle and surrounding area tidy, and nobody would likely bother them.
@Johnathan David Dunster Exactly! Used RVs can be had pretty cheap or you can get a new one for the same monthly note they're paying in rent for these things.
What people don’t understand is that many of these ‘homeless’ people are paying the same amount for those RVs as rent costs for apartments. No one is renting to a homeless person because of the well intentioned, yet flawed legislation that makes it SO difficult to evict here.. I offered 3 months rent plus deposit for a place they just would not rent to me because of my credit which was only low from student loans and as an artist with difficult to prove/inconsistent income I got stuck in a cycle of way more expensive subleases. We need affordable houses but more than that we need landlords to actually rent to people with less than a 700 credit score. These RVs are a symptom of this public health emergency, not the cause.
Exactly. I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Cities & State should pass legislation that can turn vacant lots, parking lots into registered RV Residentials areas with a city transporting system for the working class & elderly.
I'm a permanently disabled, Blind Senior that has been homeless over a year. I was living in Senior housing but due to a new director on the board had a conflict with ME personally I was thrown, literally, into the street after 30 days. I lived there over 4 years, paid my rent faithfully, never missed, got along with all the other tenants and when I asked why, they said they didn't have a reason and didn't need one. It was on December 8. 2021 during Covid and in the Rocky Mountains, snowing. I had lived in the County 36 years, worked, paid taxes, involved in schools, community, raised 2 sons myself, that are good citizens, and because someone didn't like me, I was homeless with nowhere to go. They even took my power chair and disposed of it. I am BLIND, alone, and terrified, can't drive, no public transportation. So, it can happen to anyone, for no reason even. I've never felt so down, scared, ashamed, and hopeless. My disability with the new big raise is $906 A month. I can't afford rent and I physically can't work. I want to but, my body says no way. We are homeless and hopeless out here. If I was an illegal alien I would be cared for, or a criminal. Why is crime so rampant, why are there crazy, angry people everywhere, why are our citizens homeless?? Jobless??? We take care of everybody else but our own. We have VETERANS that are homeless, without medical care, but we send BILLIONS to Ukraine, Turkey, anybody have a problem? Uncle Sam will help!! unless you're an American. People thonk SeniorsvNd Disabled people are taken care of. We are NOT. Let me know when there's a glimmer of hope. Lol. I'm in the 1992 White Jeep, living there. Those RVs look pretty good to me with rent I might be able to pay. A Colorado Mountain Grandma USA 💔🥀😢🇺🇸 I know it's Cali you're talking about but the story is the same, all across this once fine Country. Same story, different location. 😭
My experience is that Colorado is a disaster for retirees. I left when I retired because I could plan ahead to leave. Now I have a great TRvid channel preaching successful retirement strategies. So sorry to read this.
Did you contact DRS in your state, did you contact the State and Federal AG offices? There is plenty of help to get justice available and paid for by taxpayers, but you have to use it.
I'm sorry but something doesn't add up in your story. Your two "good citizen" sons should take care of you. If they don't, something is seriously wrong with them. No husband was mentioned, I noticed.
My friend and her husband needed to rent for three months and found a studio apartment for $3000, a month. Outrageous. Have an RV but everywhere they checked could only stay 10 days at a time....if they could even find available space.
I'm sure glad I won't have anything to do with California but besides that I worked here my whole life I have to live a $900 a month social security Biden took away the food the illegals come over the border they get phones food stamps debit cards they get more than the seniors and the vets get a month I couldn't even afford to live in one of those RVs for six or seven or eight hundred dollars that would be my whole income and then the New York and Chicago they put them up in hotels they give them free food everything think it's special Cooks brought in to make them food from their countries while the rest of us have to live on next to nothing
Once you allow a problem to mushroom, it's very difficult to correct. There was once a time when legislators worked to solve problems. Now, I'm not sure what they do other than push paper.
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
@Network126what matter is paying your debt when your trying to survive and a roof over your head. Reading your comments you make it sound like your working endlessly but can’t afford a room? You also mention your car needing repair. Go get a different job where you don’t drive your car ? Stop making excuses and look for opportunity. It is NOT hard to make 100.00 a day take home 5 days a week in America. 1000 for a room gets you in a very nice home. With the excuses your making for yourself it wont ever get better and this is your now permanent situation is what you’re saying ? That’s nonsense. You can do it. If you have a clean driving record and you’re not on any drugs, company’s would love to have you. Go apply for deliver jobs driving there cars. Put the debt on hold, save a few months and get into a proper home. Repeat and grow, you CAN do it!
I left almost a decade ago. I had to be making 3x the rent in order to stay in my apartment, and I made groceries work, had my utilities paid, but for nothing else. And then getting burglarized and all valuables being taken was the last straw. Cops showed up 14 hours later. 🤦🏾
Exactly, as if the high exorbitant rents weren’t enough, criminals are marking the buildings/units they intend on committing theft/burglary, sometimes it’s flyers left in cars/doors or stickers/spray paint. It’s beyond unnerving that renters can’t live with peace of mind, and sometimes have to sleep with one eye open!
@Tracy Marquez I knew a social worker-type lady and she was renting in the Tenderloin area. She slept with a kitchen knife under her pillow and this was back in the 1970's.
It is indeed! My rent when I lived near LA in the mid 80's and 90's for a regular apartment was about what these RV renters are paying. It just shows how much regular apartment rent has increased since then.
I have a caravan totally redone so you can live in it year round. Though I have an apartment I realized years ago if you have one major expensive drawback and it is usually medical I am in trouble so I bought this van and I slowly fixed it up for an elderly woman the last thirteen years after my husband passed away. I knew the day would come that I will not be able to afford an apartment, medicine and food at the same time. It is sad that you work your whole life for what? A caravan, smh. I started working at twelve and my husband at ten, now in my late fifties and my husband gone I decided to travel around the USA and Canada the day after I retire. America where no one cares until your in the same boat. We are one paycheck from the street and the things the politicians want you to care about isn't paying the bills or putting a roof over your head nor food on the table. I don't care about woke, hunter's laptop, trump, biden, or who hates who for whatever reason their grey cells get all affronted about. I do care about people who for no reason but money constraints will be homeless, I know a few that you would never believe that are as of right now without a home. I am thankful I planned ahead and if something happens to me at least someone in my family will have a use for it.
Very true, people have to move often here in California because the landlords raise the rent when the lease is up $200 to $400 sometimes more! People don’t often get big enough income raises every year to afford all the increases from food to housing, etcetera. Others move often because the roommates move out or they divorce/spouse dies
These vanlords are trying to find solutions that are affordable, I salute them. Just gotta make it safer and more hygenic, wealthy people who want to make a change should work with this vanlord, and make RV parks that are affordable! 👍
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
He is doing the right thing he actually is making it affordable. The government could fix this problem but they rather do nothing because it’s not in their backyard.
Hey, my landlord told me last week he wants the rent unchanged due to my payment stability and the way I take care of his property. Yesterday got the message from him, that he rethink the case and wants 20% more. Now I understand how Europe history developed in late '30s.
@Balletified Got new place already, and those greedy s..ckers can't find anyone. Business, stable rental income and fair price are one thing, but this was purely sinful greed.
Exactly! Greedy landlords with strict requirements would rather have a vacant apartment/houses then to rent to anyone who doesn’t have a six figure income/excellent credit or big money in the bank!
Well when rent is so freaking high, what else are people supposed to do? Not saying it’s right but some people would rather do this than give up virtually their entire paycheck just to get stuck in a vicious cycle.
Can you imagine landlords renting uninsured apartments or houses built on public property with stolen utilities, no working water or sewer, how fast would the city government be all over that? 😕
IMHO, the billions being appropriated to "fight the homeless crisis" in California, are at best misused. There are numerous variables that surround the general idea of 'homelessness", so I'll stick to this specific "issue" of RV's being used for housing. I can't imagine it would take much of an investment for LA county to establish a trailer park of sorts, for those who have found hard times and have turned to an RV for their temporary or even permanent residence. IMHO, those who reside in an RV have done so by necessity and by choice. I happen to be one in that group of people. How I got here is too long to get into. Why I have chosen my RV as home is simply because its was my best option to support myself and maintain an avenue to regain the financial stability I once had before I fell into difficult times. I would like to think many are similar to my situation. I do not litter the streets as if its my personal garbage can, I dont hijack public utilities for my personal use, I dont commit crimes against others, nor do I resort to theft for any reason. I'm not confortable by no means, but everyone goes through difficult times and its how we choose to confront it that matters . I don't believe its a "one size fits all" solution for "homelessness" nor is it a good use of effort and resources for a city or county to criminalize or make it more difficult for those who are obviously doing what they can to rise up from their situation.
I completely agree with you. Large, city owned vacant lots or abandoned areas, small RV’s at no cost, 24hr security. Water, electric, showers, washers & dryers, counseling, social workers, etc. I’m completely serious. LA County has wasted close to ONE BILLION $$ on nonsense.
Exactly!!!! That's an excellent idea! I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
It’s all about the kooky laws and loopholes. The affordable housing builders are in on the program. They want this reality to continue, real estate sector get taxed big time but if they use tiny fraction of their buildings - unadvertised - as “affordable home” they end up making far much more income.
There are so many empty buildings in Los Angeles...old strip malls etc.. they could turn them into multiple studio apartments so at least people would have a shower and toilet. There is an answer to this crisis of homelessness...of course there are deep problems...but living as humans is the first response!
Good point. No doubt your garage could house a whole family. Time for you to hire a couple carpenters and start spending your money on the conversion- make sure you do absolutely everything up to code to avoid any potential lawsuits from your tenants. While you are waiting on the permits (good luck on that BTW), you should tell your home insurance company about your plans- they will have some adjustments to make on your premium. You will want to look into how this income will affect your tax returns, but of course if you give it to people for free that probably wont be an issue. Also, you probably should also read up about squatters rights in CA- you'll also want to secure a lawyer or two for some point down the road just in case. Thanks for stepping up to the plate and not being a NIMBY.
It’s not that easy.. It costs almost as much money as building something new from the ground up to make these places work. The biggest issue with retrofitting old commercial buildings is they weren’t designed for all the plumbing that would be needed. They weren’t built to code for residential use.. and there’s too much red tape politically. You’d have to get the zoning changed as well, and the citizens near those areas would oppose it. Everybody wants to solve homelessness, but nobody wants them near where they live. It’s a no win situation.
Exactly!! I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
@nobodyspecial4702 Millions can't survive in america then we have the few with a bullhorn proclaiming " You can do because I did it!" While living off of generational wealth and other handouts. Lol.
With all the homeless people in America. I’m glad to see see someone trying to help them to have some kind of roof over their heads and keep them from sleeping on the sidewalks.
Vanlords should be required to provide legal lease, on record with city officials, that van renters show as proof that all taxes, liabilities, maintenances etc have been taken care of.
Inflation is not making the rent prices what they are. And rent is the biggest issue for people becoming homeless. Corporations are buying up the houses, they’re buying apartment complexes and charging the highest amount they can. It’s just good ol fashioned capitalism. Which is good for a lot of things, but it will always hurt the people at the bottom the most.
Build a lot more low income housing, and renovate empties homes for use. Even though many snobs opposed this in their neighborhoods, I think it's still better than having people in the streets or living in a van or camper. We'd see our neighborhoods improve and tax dollars at work helping others instead of going overseas for political/destructive wars
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Real issue outside of said discrimination against the homeless, is that there is not one tow company wants to start a contract with the city towing RVs because no wants to lease a lot to big enough to impound those rigs, or dispose of them....
We need affordable housing. I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
There doesn't need to be more people shoved off land, and or shoved out of their homes. I'm glad to hear they aren't willing to do such caustic things to such unlucky folks.
Yeah this needs to be regulated. Having that miserable experience is one thing but people making money off it through unregulated rents is worst, leeching.
We need affordable housing. I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
No somebody has come in and provided living for other since everybody's crying about people being in tents. If people want to cry about people not paying their fair share pray about the tax cuts Trump gave to the rich people cry about the churches who operate collecting millions tax free
people are paying the rent for an actual place in most states to live in an RV in an industrial zone without a bathroom or connection to the grid, and the best the city council can do is legalize it… I was born and raised in LA, i drive through that 2 mile stretch on my way home from work every day. I’m not sure if it is a lack of competence or simply any willpower, but man if this isn’t the most pathetic thing
Cities should create 55+ Housing; akin to a college dormitory-style center, offering individual one-bedroom units with private bathrooms, alongside shared amenities like cooking and laundry areas. It can be perplexing to think that cities struggle to construct modest apartments for their residents while simultaneously attempting to convince us that they can effectively combat global warming.
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Yeah you got the lawmakers that are like yeah we're going to make laws and regulations to make it harder for people to live in RVs but don't actually want to pass any laws or regulations to hold landlords and landowners accountable for making places affordable and hijacking prices...
If their paying 6 - $800 a month, some homeless people should try and move in together and be roommates in an apartment. I think RVs are great for the transition process back into society. They shouldn’t be judged for it. Not if they’re trying to get their life’s together, unlike the ones who are still in their disease to addiction. I wish everyone the best :(
they already have been moving into apartments causing trouble. Often inviting their friends from the street to shower, take up parking, and loiter where good paying tenants live.
@Dan Sol's yep. Starting fires. Making meth. Dealing drugs. You name it. Generally speaking, they make nightmare tenants. The county needs to become their landlord and enforce laws. Give them all the needs for small, free, RV’s, provide 24hr security. Take the streets back.
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Sadly it's like that in oregon too. But I guess some have a bathroom. Plenty homeless here too. "Affordable rent" for 1 bedroom is $800-2400 depending.....
The RV is a home with all the services of a little apartment or house if they have good generators but those batteries are expensive to replace. Some choose to liv in an RV to save money/afford nutritious food, etcetera. The main problem is parking, especially when the city cracks down on street parking
Our leaders caused this problem of homelessness --- they don't care about people. They see them all around - living under freeways, families living in parks, encampments on the same streets as City Hall in downtown Los Angeles - and they "don't see a thing." They keep telling us they're spending $$$$$$$$$$$ to help the homeless - but the problems keep getting worse. Where should people live? Where should they go? How could they function?
Exactly! I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I definitely have difficulty functioning in this type of situation. I work though, as much as I'm able to, and I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
LA spends 3 billion, with a b, dollars a year on the homeless. Clearly no amount of money is going to solve a problem while the people living it are content to do so. When getting drugs means more to them than having shelter and food, there really is nothing you can do to change that.
@nobody special Where did that $3 Billion go? Not to help the homeless, I'm sure. Not everyone is on drugs, alcohol or mentally unstable. Is the govt trying to stop the flow of drugs into America esp. Fentanyl - NO!!! Many people are working - and many can't work because of ill health, age, alone with no family or bad circumstances. Our govt likes this problem - they help many others who aren't deserving - and that includes Big Businesses.
As bad as this is that a group of people live in these motorhomes all lined up together it seems pretty clear that most municipalities will put an end to this arrangement soon enough. Not sure where they will put them next, but they won't put up with this much longer. What a mess.
If the city is going to allow this, then they should place bathrooms around and connect watermains so people can get water. Also, place trash cans and have trash collection. For some of these people, that's all they want. You can't help everyone get off the streets, so give them the basics.
My thoughts exactly! Then you’re stuck living with a roommate who thinks they’re your parents. Enforcing ridiculous rules like “absolutely no noise after 10pm, or no friends over, no pets, no overnight guests, no drugs or alcohol.” Like I am already paying half your rent, why are you treating me like your prisoner?
I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
When everything is priced the way it is i say good for these people to come up with a viable solution to their problem. Which is probably due to no fault of their own. We need national rent control now
The issue in the last two decades are people who should not qualify to buy a 2nd home are approved to buy one and now they have to have renters pay their mortgage. If you force to drop rent, this will put these people in bankruptcy. This is the reason why rent will not go down anymore unless these 2nd, 3rd, 4th and even 5th homeowners lose their homes. If everyone is meant to own one home only, we would not have this issue. Homes should be meant for living and not renting. If someone is super rich or can afford to buy a 2nd home, they should be able to but they shouldn't be able to rent them out.
Hes taking a huge risk helping them... at least hes doing something..it seems like if a person has the money they dont want the headaches.... but he takes this on regardless of all the issues, and risks.... and still makes money for himself.. people who help others still need to help themselves and thats not selfish..
My friend works at McDonald's on Lincoln and can't afford an apartment. He rents an RV for $600 now. He was in his minivan before. He's safe and happy with his dog. Give him a big raise, lower rental costs and you guys won't have this issue anymore. Have you forgotten these people are part of your community too?
Unless you're the manager, you're not suppose to earn living wage working at McD. Homes should be for living and not as an investment. I issue in the last two decades are people who should not qualify to buy a 2nd home are approved to buy one and now they have to have renters pay their mortgage. If you force to drop rent, this will put these people in bankruptcy. This is the reason why rent will not go down anymore unless these 2nd, 3rd, 4th and even 5th homeowners lose their homes.
It is crazy how expensive rent is out there ... she pays $400 to live in something that is not even technically a home ( no offense to her, I have been there myself) ... over here on the east coast in upstate NY we rent a 2 story house with a finished attic (2 people) for $1400 a month so my rent $700 ... I know people with 1 bedroom apartments that pay in between 550 and 800 ... and actually some of the cheaper ones are nicer, its more about location ... people need to abandon califorina and just let the rich tech bros have it.
RVs for rent should be stored on private property not public roads. Making a regulation where you must be licensed to rent out RVs would solve this issue. It would discourage people from even starting an RV rental business since they would have buy property or a lot in the first place.
Yes, renting an RV is legal. Living in an RV isn't homeless. It's a different way to live. I don't think if I lived in an RV I would want to be in a city. Living in an RV is smarter than buying a house in today's economy. This man is helping the homeless to not be homeless. Rent is unaffordable for single people in today's economy. Buying a house for a single income is unaffordable.
In California they are concern about “illegally” parking of the RVs but not illegal to cross the border and confer public assistance and college tuition
It’s Time when housing should get reinvented and people should learn to live off the grid like the early settlers before cities and towns ever existed.
As long as they don't make a mess or commit violent crimes, I'm fine with this. However, van lords needs to be known and register with the county/city for tax & security
Lol the city wouldn't let them do it because apartments are more profitable for taxes. Also if they have to maintain them to the same standards as a house or apartment rental then housing costs go up to amounts these tenants can't afford
Here is an idea, if they want to get all the RV's off the side of the road, but they still need to be used for those renting them out to live and survive and not be completely homeless. Then how about the city builds a couple of several story, taller than normal, parking garages with public bathrooms on each floor and with elevators, stairs, and RV utility hookups for each parking space. Then all these RV's and even some normal vehicle or Vans can all be consolidated to a few building locations and everyone gets a spot and there own hooks-up, but it gets them off the side of the busy streets and off the side walks. These buildings can even have security doors and security personnel and cleanups once a week or month on every level. If I was living out of an RV or doing the Van Life and living within a city, I would want something like what I'm suggesting and it solves the current problems!
But capitalism is the right way to go right Scott? lol! What a joke. I saw a care giving position that pays $15 and hour and that's here in CA and companies can get away with it. Capitalism is just one of the problems. Sorry I don't want to be a manager and spend all my days at work.
@Mariah If $15.00 is too low for you, then don't work as a caregiver. Find a better paid position. If you can't, consider moving somewhere that you can afford and can pay you enough. That's life, pal! For your information, there are some caregivers who are paid under the table and offered free room and board. No all caregivers are hired through a company. Caregiver positions are all advertised on flyers and word of mouth. My first job was a data entry clerk at a mom and pop shop. $3.75/hour and no benefits. I ended up as a rat catcher/pest control because the warehouse was located on a field which had plenty of birds, mice, and snakes. When I got a raise of $5.25/hour, I thought I was the King Sheee-it! I had to pay for my own insurance, though. But, hey! I was earning over $5!!!! In and Out Burgers are offering $24.00/hour with bennies. Go apply there!
@Michael Morrissey I pay rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
So having a roof over your head is illegal. It’s just crazy. I understand the concerns but if you ask them to move the RV to a place where rvs are allowed, don’t they charge to put the rv in a spot. So these people just end up in the street again. So sad
some say the vanlord has incriminated himself, but it seems like he knows exactly what he is doing. he isn't trying to hide. and the city probably recognizes that while far from ideal, its maybe a necessary compromise to allow this. LA has 66,000 homeless people and they are building housing for them at a rate of 1,500 units per year..which is less than the annual increase of new homeless. the cost of each unit they build averages $600,000. creative solutions are needed. the city should encourage and regulate these vanlords, set basic requirements for health and safety, and provide services including pump out, water, garbage pickup, plus all the social services the city has to offer....and continue building affordable housing.
So the city is going to take the RVs away and replace it with...what? We're just going to see even more messy encampments springing up. Nobody is fixing the problem, they're just trying to move it.
Exactly, at least the RVs look like little rooms/houses on wheels and provide some privacy, as long as they’re kept clean/painted/free if outside garbage, but the cardboard tents or ripped plastic tarps look very unsightly on sidewalks/parking lots/river areas
These are People who Once Contributed to the US Economy but now that They hit a Wall, They are being Disregarded. The Government should provide more Help to these People.
I still contribute to the US economy, but am also stuck paying rent to live in an RV like this. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
@Joe Battaglia *YOU PEOPLE ARE UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! PASSENGERS LITERALLY THANK ME EVERYDAY FOR PICKING THEM UP WHEN OTHER DRIVERS WON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HELP MAKE THIS MISERABLE WORLD TURN!!!!!!!!!! I'M JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE AND CAN'T AFFORD PROPER HOUSING DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
@Network126 You make this world turn? Really? Perhaps the people that have to be somewhere (like a job) are making the world turn, but it's not you. I have to be blunt with you Brian. You need to wake up!
I rent a room only from a house and I pay $700 a month. My teen and I share this room and we have to share the same bed. I cannot afford an apartment. A typical one-bedroom apartment in West Covina is $1800-$2500 a month.
I pay rent to live in an RV like this in LA. I work. I'm not on drugs. I just have a lot of debt and car problems and can't afford proper housing. Not even a room.
Regulation without enforcement is worse than useless--it lets people know there is no will to address scofflaws.. So what else do authorities fail to enforce???
Ahh yes, the ol ‘street gangs buying rv’s at auctions, in their name, and creating Craigslist ads to rent them out’ scam. I like how you just say “the majority” with having absolutely no info on the matter. Just saying whatever you feel is happening 😂
Landlord price rent so high that people working retail, fast foods, or any job making $15-$20 per hours can not pay rent. Lots of seniors and young kids living in RV or cars. CRAZY!
