About 70 Black Series trailers are sitting at a property in the 20700 block of Palomar Street. A final abatement notice was issued Tuesday.
Toni McAllister, Patch Staff
|Updated Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 6:24 pm PT
WILDOMAR, CA — Dozens of travel trailers — many in ramshackle condition — are parked in a rural-residential Wildomar neighborhood. Now the owner of the vehicles has been notified that he has 48 hours to remove them or the city will do it and charge him.
About 70 Black Series trailers are sitting at a property in the 20700 block of Palomar Street. Most are in a vacant lot; some are parked at an adjacent residence.
Wheels have been removed from the majority of the trailers, windows are missing from many, some are spray-painted with graffiti, others have open doors.
A less-than-secure chainlink fence surrounds the vehicles, and on Tuesday, two identical letters from the city were posted on a dilapidated entrance gate. One was addressed to Hongwei "JACK" Qiu, the other to Zihan Feng.
The letters warned that the trailers "constitute a public nuisance and pose an imminent hazard to public health and safety" and must be removed within 48 hours. If the vehicles are not taken away, the city said it will remove them at a cost to Qiu and Feng.
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Patch contacted Qiu's Black Series RV manufacturing facility in Upland. A company spokesperson told Patch that "Jack is aware of the situation in Wildomar."
The spokesperson continued, "We are trying to move the trailers. We are a small company. It takes a lot of effort."
It was unclear whether the company would move the trailers by the city's deadline.
Patch reached out to the city for more information. In an emailed statement, city spokesperson Kimberly Davidson said, "This is an open Code Enforcement case, so we really cannot comment on the details. However, what we can say is that City staff is actively investigating the situation and taking appropriate steps to ensure compliance with local zoning and safety regulations. Code Enforcement is coordinating with the property owner and other relevant agencies to diligently resolve the matter in accordance with the law."
A neighbor who spoke to Patch was not optimistic that Qiu would move the trailers in a timely manner. Jessica Hume alleged that, for months, Qiu has done nothing to show good faith despite the city's repeated efforts.
During a recent Wildomar City Council meeting, Code Enforcement Manager Raul Berroteran told councilmembers that the owner of the Palomar Street property where the trailers are parked was trying to evict Qiu.
Zihan Feng, one of the recipients of the abatement notice, is believed to be part of the family that owns the property. A relationship, if any, between Qiu and Feng is unclear.
The Black Series saga extends beyond Wildomar.
Late last month, crews supervised by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department descended onto a property in the City of Industry where approximately 80 Black Series trailers were parked.
The teams were called to clear out homeless residents who were living in some of the trailers. Garbage was piled in the area, and there were media reports of trailer fires.
A recording obtained by NBC appeared to capture Qiu negotiating rental pricing for the trailers. It's not clear whether Qiu was a landlord at the homeless encampment, though no permits had been issued. Qiu told reporters that he lost an estimated $5 million to $6 million as a result of damaged and destroyed campers, many of which appear to now be housed in Wildomar.
Some Black Series trailers actually began arriving at the Wildomar property in December, but by the time of the City of Industry encampment clearout, dozens more had landed at the Palomar Street address.
In recent days, Qiu told reporters he expected to transport more trailers to the Wildomar property.
The city appears to have run out of patience. In the April 15 abatement notices signed by Berroteran, the city states, "The continued presence of these trailers violates the Wildomar Municipal Code and creates unacceptable risk to surrounding properties and residents. Please treat this matter with urgency."
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