Nudist ranch's owners want them to put their clothes on and get out, residents say. They're suing

"At one point, the neighborhood pool, a gathering spots for residents, turned green. Then electricity was cut in communal spaces, such as the clubhouse, bathrooms and walkways, discouraging exercise and even short walks. Trash accumulated where it was supposed to be collected for disposal. Fed-up tenants who moved out were replaced many times over by newcomers: rats, insects and weeds. Finally, residents and visitors at the Inland Empire's renowned nudist colony, Olive Dell Ranch, were told to put their clothes on or leave."

"The mass tort lawsuit, filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court, includes 56 plaintiffs comprising tenants, dues-paying members and guests of the 136-acre property just outside the city of Colton. The plaintiffs are alleging Civil Rights Act violations, unfair business practices, financial elder abuse as well as dependent adult abuse, labor code violations, wrongful termination, negligence and breach of contract. They also allege the resort owners made their lives miserable in an attempt to drive them out and drive up the value of their property."

""The residents are just sitting there minding their own business when these new owners made their lives super stressful," the plaintiffs' attorney Frances Campbell said. "This is a community of retired elderly, veterans and disabled individuals who really have no other place to go.""

Communal facilities at Olive Dell Ranch deteriorated: the neighborhood pool turned green, electricity was cut in shared spaces, trash piled up, and pests became prevalent. Residents and visitors were eventually ordered to wear clothes or leave, and two killings brought wider attention. Fifty-six plaintiffs — tenants, members and guests of the 136-acre property — filed a mass tort in San Bernardino County alleging Civil Rights Act violations, unfair business practices, elder and dependent adult abuse, labor code breaches, wrongful termination, negligence and breach of contract. Plaintiffs claim owners attempted to force residents out to raise property value and seek at least $5 million in damages.

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