A Beverly Hills mansion for sale has been ransacked by squatters and turned into a “party house.”
Listing agent John Woodward, court-appointed broker, for the property on Beverly Grove Place; told USA TODAY The alleged squatters moved into the house in late October and have lived there ever since.
“Taxpayers are paying the utility bills to keep the lights on and the pools open. Our neighbors are in a crazy situation,” Woodward said. los angeles magazine.
”“The squatters have been here since October, demanding rent for rooms and holding huge parties all night long. They just want this house sold to satisfy the court. ” he said.
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Google Maps image of a Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles, California. (Google Maps)
Woodward said someone approached the property with a locksmith, illegally changed the locks and codes, and then rented it out to several other people.
He said the squatters make more than $30,000 a month by renting out rooms and hosting large house parties with admission fees of $100.
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Mr Woodward said the rowdy parties were causing a nuisance in the upscale neighborhood and he regularly called police.
“Officers have been there probably over 50 times,” Woodward told USA TODAY. “They're having crack parties, laughing gas parties, orgies, all sorts of things going on.”
Neighbors complained to police that the squatters were holding wild parties. (Google Maps)
Woodward said the confusion over the $4.5 million property stems from ownership issues.
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The sprawling mansion was previously owned by Munir Uwaydah, a plastic surgeon who fled to Lebanon after being accused of killing his girlfriend, 21-year-old model Julianna Redding, according to USA TODAY. .
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Mr Woodward is now appealing to local authorities for help.
“I called the LAPD, and when they came, the squatters had created a fake lease and they said it was a civil matter,” Woodward said.
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by Los Angeles Magazine, When frustrated neighbors approached District Attorney George Gascón's office to have their utility bills cut off, they were told that “squatters have rights.”
George Gascon's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
