RV being loaded onto flatbed truck by worker in a high-visibility vest. An older sedan is parked nearby.
In a 12-to-3 vote, the L.A. City Council is moving forward to implement AB 630, a state law that allows abandoned or inoperable RVs worth less than $4,000 to be destroyed. (Florence Middleton / CalMatters)

By Gillian Morán Pérez for LAist
Originally published Dec 9, 2025

The backstory: Last month, the council’s Transportation Committee voted to bring a proposal forward to implement a policy change that allows the city to impound and immediately destroy abandoned or inoperable RVs worth less than $4,000. The change is inspired by new state law AB 630, which was created to prevent previously impounded RVs from ending back up on the street.

The motion, authored by Councilmember Traci Park, reports that abandoned RVs pose as public and safety hazards.

What’s next: Councilmember Nithya Raman requested that an implementation plan be presented to the council’s public safety and housing and homelessness committees.

Go deeper: LA pushes policy to make it easier to remove RVs from city streets.

This report is reprinted with permission from Southern California Public Radio. © 2025 Southern California Public Radio. All rights reserved.

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