Liberty Justice lives in a van she rents from a vanlord.Liberty Justice Some LA residents are resorting to living in run-down RVs in a darker twist on van life. Liberty Justice pays a "vanlord" about $450 a month to live near the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. One "vanlord" says it helps get people off the streets and into shelter. Van life represents an idyllic escape from the daily grind – and a way to visit different places.But for some, it's a desperate and insecure last resort that leaves them wondering if their homes will be towed away at any moment.A rising number of people in Los Angeles are renting clapped-out RVs from "vanlords" – controversial figures who lease stationary vans to those who can afford little else.A darker side to 'van life'BBC News and LA's abc7 have reported on the rising number of people turning to the vans, which are typically parked illegally on the side of main roads.Liberty Justice, who first spoke to the BBC, is a social media influencer and creator who lives in an RV across from the Warner Bros.