City of Los Angeles investigating alarming trend of homeless encampments forming on private lots, including one in Koreatown

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's apparently the latest trend in Los Angeles.

Homeless encampments aren't just popping up in parks and sidewalks anymore. Now, they're taking over some private lots, too.

A few weeks ago, the 7 On Your Side Investigates team reported about an encampment on a private lot in Koreatown .

The property owner cleared out the lot after our story, but now, 7 On Your Side has been alerted about another encampment on private property not too far away.

The person who reached out to Eyewitness News said she discovered the encampment after she tracked her stolen iPad to the lot. The encampment is located on what used to be a clean lot that the owner wanted to use to build low-income housing.

"It's just sketchy," said Samantha Rene, a Koreatown resident.