South L.A. family demanding the city take action against tenant harassment

A South L.A. family urgently seeking relief from their landlord's relentless harassment has united with tenant rights groups to demand swift action from the city against tenant harassment.

Standing outside their Grape Street home, Selena Quintanilla, along with her husband and three kids, declared, "We are here today to put an end to the landlord's harassment."

She says the harassment began earlier this year after city inspectors found one of her bedrooms to be illegal.

Quintanilla tells KNX News' Karen Adams that the landlord has turned off their water, electricity, and air conditioner in the past and even attempts to provoke her husband into fighting.

"Every time at 3:04 p.m., he sits down in my backyard, where I park my car, waiting for my husband to come so he can instigate and make physical contact so he can make my husband argue with him or fight with him so he could have the right to kick us out," she said.

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Quintanilla and her supporters are seeking justice for themselves and advocating for changes to the city's tenant anti-harassment law , which they argue lacks real enforcement.

They're calling on their L.A. City District councilmember Tim McOsker to help force the landlord to pay to relocate the Quintanilla family and propose changes to the law.

A representative from McOsker's office attended the rally and said he would relay the community's concerns to the council member.

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