"The replacement of car spaces with ADUs in infamously parking-strapped Koreatown is made possible by Senate Bill 1211, which passed last year. Under that law, local agencies are not required to replace parking spaces for tenants if the spaces are demolished by owners and property managers to make way for ADUs in an effort to increase housing density. To show their opposition to the removal, tenants of the apartment building, at 5th and Kingsley, set up a peaceful protest using a long white plastic table and outdoor chairs to occupy some parking spaces."
"We found the permits online before they ever announced anything, resident Megan Thomas Bradner told the outlet. They actually never officially notified us of the construction. All it said was, You have no parking as of this day.' The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety approved its permit in April and offered tenants a monthly $200 credit for each parking spot lost as well as a Tenant Habitability Plan, a spokesperson for North Oak Property Management told the outlet. But the habitability plan the tenants received was blank, the outlet said."
Residents of the 22-unit building at 501 South Kingsley Drive oppose a landlord plan to remove several parking spaces and convert them into five accessory dwelling units. Senate Bill 1211 allows owners to demolish parking spaces for ADU construction without requiring local agencies to replace them. Tenants discovered permits online and say they received no official notification; one notice reportedly stated, "You have no parking as of this day." The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety approved the permit in April. Management offered a $200 monthly credit per lost spot and a Tenant Habitability Plan that tenants received blank. A peaceful sit-in occupying parking spaces has delayed the planned construction, which had been expected to start late last month and finish next June.
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