KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Koreatown property owner had his tenants' cars towed from their parking spots in order to convert those spaces into small housing units.

Confrontations erupted Monday morning outside the apartment complex on 501 S. Kingsley Dr., where residents say they felt ambushed by the property owner's actions.

"Today at 6:30 in the morning they ambushed us. They towed all the cars. They brought a crew of 20 men to take our parking using brute force," said Lauren Seely, a 12-year resident of the building.

On Monday afternoon, tenants were still standing guard right outside the now fenced-off parking spaces to try and prevent any construction from taking place, effectively creating a standoff situation. They're trying to ward off crews from permanently sealing off

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