Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their $2.5million home in fire

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the City of Los Angeles after alleging the fire that destroyed their $2.5million home was unavoidable

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the City of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after the couple lost their $2.5 million home in the Pacific Palisades fire.

The pair have alleged in the lawsuit, which was filed in California's Superior Court in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, that the fire was "an inescapable and unavoidable consequence" due to how the area's water supply was managed, and they accuse the LADWP of "failing to maintain an adequate water supply system to fight the blazes".

One of the claims made by the couple includes "delays in in repairing the Santa Ynez Reservoir, leaving the massive water storage complex in the heart of the Palisades empty for nearly a year."

Spencer and Heidi and 20 other homeowners, including Spencer's mother Janet Pratt, are part of the lawsuit, which faults the LADWP for emptying the Santa Ynez Reservoir prior to the fires beginning earlier this month.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the complaint alleges: "This stated public purpose was far outweighed by the substantial risk posed to Pacific Palisades by wildfires. The degree of damage that resulted from the Palisades Fire far outweighed any benefit that could have been realized by outsourcing and delaying repairs."

The lawsuit also "alleges inverse condemnation, which allows property owners to seek compensation over damages caused by public use", and is seeking "unspecified damages".

Governor of California Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the fire water supply that Los Angeles firefighters had access to.

On January 10th, he wrote on X: "I am calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

"We need answers to ensure this does not happen again and we have every resource available to fight these catastrophic fires."

It comes after Spencer revealed he'd made 'life changing' amounts of money on TikTok.

The reality star has been documenting his journey on social media after being affected by the fires. The reality couple who first found fame on MTV's The Hills fled their home with their children Gunner, six, and Ryker, two and had to leave their possessions behind.

Fans rallied around the heartbroken couple by heading to iTunes and streaming Heidi's debut album Superficial, which was released 15 years ago. Following the huge success of her old music, Heidi announced the release of 'more bops' and said she was 'not done' as she shared the details for new single, Prototype.

While they didn't create one, two of their friends on TikTok launched a GoFundMe for the couple, which sparked outrage online with many acknowledging that there were people less fortunate who had been affected by the fires. Now, Spencer has revealed that his life has changed thanks to TikTok, which was recently banned in the States – before being reintroduced just hours later.

In new interview, Spencer, 41, said: "I made, like, $4,000 on TikTok this week, but on TikTok Live, where people can just give to me direct, I think maybe $20,000. So that's phenomenal, and life-changing." He added: "That's the power of individual supports, people just backing you and getting behind you – and that's the most powerful when you don't have to rely on ads or AI and algorithms when just actual human beings just want to give. It's unbelievable and incredible."

However, the pair have said reports about their earnings from social media postings after the horrific LA fires have been exaggerated. Spencer clarified he was earning 10 cents for every 10,000th view on the social media platform.

"I screenshotted my RPM that shows how much I made on Tiktok," Spencer told E! News. "Everyone thought that was $3.5 million in the week."

However, according to Spencer, he actually only made $3,500 that week from the 5,000 videos on his account, explaining that many of the views on his TikTok videos aren't monetised by the app's content creator program. "If it was true, we would be in Bel Air right now shopping for our new house," he joked.