Residents of Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park Fight Sale of Fire-Damaged Land to Developer

Residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park in Los Angeles are pushing back against plans to sell their community to a luxury developer after losing their homes in the Palisades Fire.

More than 300 people once lived in the 170 homes at the coastal mobile home park. Many of those residents say they are now fighting to preserve the land so they can rebuild and return to the community they once called home.

Some residents say they were alarmed after seeing the property marketed as a “rare coastal development opportunity.” They argue the description ignores the hundreds of people who lived there before the fire.

Residents including Jon Brown and Beverly Narayan say property owners bypassed homeowners and are now attempting to redevelop the land.

The group has spent more than a year trying to work with property owners and local officials. Residents formed a nonprofit organization and have sought help from city and county leaders to maintain zoning protections that prevent the land from being converted to commercial use.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has expressed support for residents, saying many are being retraumatized by the ongoing dispute and deserve the opportunity to return home.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath also says there are state and local laws designed to protect residents of mobile home parks and prevent unfair eviction after disasters.

The Palisades Bowl community was a rent-controlled property and one of the few sources of relatively affordable housing in the area.

Residents say they are willing to take legal action if necessary, hoping to force property owners to negotiate and allow them to rebuild their homes.

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