Investors bought a historic Los Angeles home. Sisters who have lived there since childhood are fighting to stay

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Breard began preparing for the possibility that she would have to leave the home, though she wasn't sure where she would go. She is disabled and cannot work, she said.

This month, Breard hosted a yard sale to get rid of many of the possessions that filled the house over the decades.

A couple of days later, she got some good news. A new attorney representing her had asked the judge to set aside the jury's decision, arguing, among other issues, that the notice to quit had been defective as it never gave Breard specific instructions on how to fix the alleged lease violation.

The judge ruled in her favor, putting an end to the eviction proceeding.

After the ruling, Breard said, she went to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and gave thanks at the tomb of St. Vibiana, the city's patron saint. From her perspective, the win was a victory for a city where people without money are constantly being pushed out.

"I love Los Angeles, it's my home," she said. But "this is happening to so many people. You see people on the street and nobody even looks at them."

Despite the win, the home's future is still unclear. Breard's sister still has a pending eviction case.

Lupita Limón Corrales, an organizer with the LA Tenants Union, said a lawyer for the owner reached out to them and raised the possibility of selling the property to a community land trust, which would create a nonprofit that would be responsible for the home. The lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.

Corrales said the group is working with the sisters to come up with a proposal that it will present to the company.

If it were to happen, it could take a long time, she said. For now, their main focus is helping Padilla win her pending eviction case.