LOS ANGELES—The Barrington Plaza Tenants Association June 12 filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the mass eviction of tenants at the 712-unit, rent-controlled apartment complex in West Los Angeles.
The suit follows an announcement by owners last month that the complex—which has been the scene of two fires over the past decade, including one that killed a 19-year-old foreign exchange student—will be closing to all renters and begin vacating occupied units so the buildings can be renovated with fire sprinklers and other safety upgrades.
