Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway.
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year ago, every tenant at the massive Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza was served with an eviction notice by their landlord, who said the residents of nearly 600 units needed to move out so the company could install fire sprinklers following two major blazes.
In the months since, most of the tenants have left. But more than 100 stayedfor the right to stay in their units, suspecting that the owner's real intent was to upgrade the complex and re-rent the units at market rate.
