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The exit was used to terrorize

THE EXIT
WAS CONTROLLED.

The problem isn’t that he locked me out. It’s that he locked me in.

The only route to the street was a keyed, inward-opening gate that should have been self-closing.

The governing inspection guide identifies two different critical conditions on the same page. Missing or nonfunctioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are Unit Critical. An exit gate that does not swing in the direction of travel, is not self-closing, or cannot be opened from inside without a key, special knowledge, or effort is Premises Critical.

Los Angeles County Rental Housing Habitability Inspection Guide excerpt highlighting Unit Critical detector violations and Premises Critical exit violations
Los Angeles County Rental Housing Habitability Inspection Guide: Fire Safety, page 13. The highlighted excerpt shows both the unit-level detector classification and the premises-level exit classification.
www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/inspection/rental-housing-habitability-inspection-guide.htm
Direct record2024 conversationThe written notice that the gate could not be opened and had become a hazard. Most disturbing document2025 conversationThe later exchange concerning the barricade, delivery people, and the changing explanations. Photographic recordOngoing obstructionThe gate and passage remained burdened or blocked in different ways over time.

Submitted to the City Prosecutor and the City

THE COMPLETE GATE-SAFETY SUBMISSION.

This packet documents the only egress pathway, the inward opening gate, the locks, repeated obstruction, and the history of notice.

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