A lawsuit was filed against the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, and state agencies, alleging that negligence sped up land movement.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of sixteen residents. The residents are asking the city and other agencies to repair the homes to the condition they were in before the land movement sped up.
Boris Treyzon, who is representing the residents, told KNX News Nataly Tavidian that there were government entities and other agencies who were aware of the slow-moving landslide for years.
“They've ordered studies and they completely failed to take the precautionary measures to make sure that the very triggering of the slide that we're seeing right now doesn't occur,” he said.
He added that the lawsuit was a last resort for the residents.
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“We sent them a letter offering them to please take immediate action to slow it down,” he said. “So we don't have to resort to a lawsuit but they've done nothing.”
Ken Dyda, a former mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, told Taviudian he’s had his eye on the slide for decades.
“The county started this slide when it broke the unstable equilibrium by trying to extend Crenshaw to PV Drive South,” he said.
He added that he doesn’t know if the state is going to be responsible and that FEMA may have a problem.
This comes a month after SoCalGas shut off natural gas service to more than 130 homes in the Portuguese Bend Community due to an ongoing landslide.
The city told KNX News’ Nataly Tavidian it doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
The agencies have 30 days to respond before it goes in front of a judge.
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