In Los Angeles, California, there are people buying RVs and trailers, parking them on public roads, and renting them to people who can't afford to rent an apartment.
From the story, https://abc7.com/los-angeles-vanlords-rv-renters-rvs/13322319/ :
In Chatsworth, on Forest Lawn and across Los Angeles, many of the RVs are rentals. People pay to live in them.
“I only pay $400 a month because it was a friend of a friend,” said Lorna, who says she works full time as a home health aide. “You know, a lot of people pay a lot more than that.”
“Vanlords,” as L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park calls them, typically buy RVs at auction, then either drive or get them towed to their location of choice.
They're often parked illegally, are hooked up to rogue power systems, and are in the “Wild West” of rental agreements, with neither landlord nor tenant protections.
“A lot of times, the inhabitants of the vehicle don't know the name of the person who rented it from, they don't have valid contact information, a lot of these vehicles are not registered, they're not adequately insured,” said Park during a conversation in front of an RV encampment in Venice.
Using the restroom isn't an option in the RVs. Some tenants use gyms, where they are members.
