[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]n elderly couple at the embattled Burlington apartments has less than five days to relocate after being served an eviction notice on Thursday by L.A. Sheriff's deputies.
Though Burlington Unidos decided on Monday to halt its six-month rent strike at the Burlington Avenue Apartments in Westlake, their two most elderly members are now facing eviction by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The building looks decent enough on the outside, but as L.A. Taco has reported, the complex is festering with slumlord conditions. The landlord is increasing rents by more than 40 percent, which prompted residents to go on strike.
Around 7am Thursday morning, a deputy knocked on the door of Robert Rodriguez, 82, and his wife Maria, who is in her late 70s. In June, the pair lost a civil eviction case filed against their unit for non-payment of March rent.
The deputy arrived to serve them a formal five-day notice to vacate, the result of a 12-person jury decision in favor of the buildings’ trustee, Donald Crasnick.