The owner of a 22-unit apartment building in Koreatown is removing several parking spaces to build accessory dwelling units

The tenants are protesting the loss of parking spaces by occupying the garage

Faced with having their parking spots removed to make way for additional housing, a group of tenants in a 22-unit apartment building in Koreatown have launched a protest by occupying their own parking garage.

The owner of the apartment building on the corner of 5th Street and Kingsley Drive plans to remove several parking spaces used by long-time tenants and convert them into five accessory dwelling units. The conversion has the blessings of state and city government officials.

But that doesn’t appease the tenants who say a reserved parking spot in Koreatown is more than just a luxury —

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