This is about landlord-tenant law in City of Inglewood, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
What are the rules for removing a homeless person who is occupying (either awake with possessions or sleeping in) a parking lot behind a small (8000 sq. ft.) commercial building or on the sidewalk in front of it? I own the building.
According to the LA Times of Sept. 7, 2015: "The [U.S.] Department of Justice said banning people from sleeping in the street is unconstitutional." The article goes on to suggest that homeless camps not be dismantled because that amounts to criminalization. I believe there may be rules for removing homeless people from private property, but they might be different for commercial vs. residential. In any case, I assume it's more involved than simply calling the police. At the moment, I don't have anyone who has made a camp in my parking lot but I want to be prepared. I do understand, however, that from time to time people have been caught sleeping in the parking lot at night. They move of their own accord come morning. The area of Inglewood in question is working class, not a slum, but not upscale either.
BTW, the point of this message is straightforward. It's not a Trojan horse to debate, decry or justify homelessness.

