Updated 3 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. A group of Oakland residents say they have a lease and they pay rent on time, but despite all that, the city may soon kick them out of their homes. That's because the group lives in a makeshift and unpermitted trailer park on a private lot, and that doesn't work with the city's zoning rules. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. Six years ago, Adam Garrett-Clark spotted the empty lot in West Oakland and reached out to the owner with a plan: let us lease and live on your land.