By Sri Ravipati
(SAN FRANCISCO) A San Francisco homeless encampment in a state-owned parking lot under Interstate 80 is slated to be removed on Monday.
The California Highway Patrol is scheduled to clear the encampment located at 450 Fifth St.
However, a few advocates are arguing those living there in tents and cars have the right to stay under state law.
KPIX 5 reported Ora Prochovnick, the director of litigation and policy at Eviction Defense Collaborative, said California law says it is illegal to remove a tenant without first providing proper written notice and a court process.
“The situations of many of the people who have been residing for a substantial period of time at the property on Merlin Street raise strong evidence of a legal tenancy, and any doubts must be resolved in favor of the residents’ due process rights,” Prochovnick said.
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