A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court Monday alleges that parking restrictions being imposed by the city of Los Angeles violate the civil rights of people who live in recreational vehicles because they have no other place to live. The lawsuit, filed by civil rights attorney Stephen Yagman, seeks $1 million in punitive damages each against Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Council members and other city officials but does not ask for monetary compensation. The class is represented by a Black woman identified as C. Finley who lives in a recreational vehicle in Venice. Relief for the class — the thousands of people alleged in the lawsuit to live in recreational vehicles in the city — would be the removal of signs being posted to prohibit overnight parking. “They’ve been working furiously to put them in for the last month,” Yagman said in an interview.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2021 12:56 UTC