Squatters have taken over a multimillion-dollar mansion on the Beverly Hills border and invited partygoers to vandalize the property overnight, frustrated neighbors say.
Squatters have taken over a four-bedroom Beverly Crest mansion – Listed on Zillow ABC7 reported Tuesday that nearly $4.6 million was paid out over several months, infuriating neighbors. Squatters not only live in the house but also appear to be charging admission for advertised late-night parties, neighbors said. local outlet.
“There are pit bulls walking around with kids,” said Fran Solomon, who owns and rents out the home next door to the alleged squatters. “We have people getting drunk and throwing rocks and stumbling in and out, driving through the valley in their cars. Do they need to kill someone before the police do something?”
ABC7 reported that drug paraphernalia and condoms were scattered around the property, and partygoers roamed the streets from late night until early morning. One of my neighbors, Rick, told NBC4 Los Angeles Neighbors called police and fire departments to report problems with the home and had the vehicle towed from the property.
A multi-million dollar mansion in Beverly Crest has been taken over by squatters who are holding a party all night long. (Courtesy of NBC4 Los Angeles)
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“As neighbors, we are very concerned for the safety of ourselves, the safety of our children, and the safety of our homes,” Rick said.
Solomon told ABC7 the tenant was forced to hire armed security guards.
“We rented in good faith, they rented in good faith, and now they're in a situation where they're hiring armed guards to protect themselves and their families,” Solomon said. Told. “That's why our tenants are worried about their safety.”
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The home was most recently owned by MDRCA Properties LLC, which filed for bankruptcy last year, NBC4 reported. James Allen, the Los Angeles Police Department's senior police officer in charge of investigating the suspected squatters, told the Daily Mail that the ownership of the home is questionable and has been repossessed, but that the people living there are , said he claims to know the former owner who invited him to live there. .
“I guess you could say they’re squatters.”Allen told the Daily Mail. “But they are squatters whose owners are being foreclosed on by banks. At the moment there is no one to evict them and claim they are illegal residents, so we are working with banks to evict them. I'm planning on making it happen.”
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Allen said the driver's licenses of the alleged squatters were registered at his home, which could prolong the eviction process in court, the Daily Mail reported. He also filed a request with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office to assist in evicting the alleged squatters.
“Even though you were able to get the house illegally and I didn't catch you in the process, you now have identification because you went to the police.” [Department of Motor Vehicles] “Once the mail arrives at that house, you have to go through the eviction process. We can't kick you out of that house anymore,” Allen said.
John Woodward IV, who was hired by a court to broker the property after its previous owner fled the country on suspicion of murder and ties to a Medicare fraud scheme. This was reported to KTLA5. He received word that people had moved in and noticed that the front lock and gate code had been changed.
A home in the Hollywood Hills was also destroyed by squatters last year, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. (Courtesy of Fox 11)
Woodward called police, but the resident refused to leave and told officers he had a lease. One of the alleged squatters also told KTLA5 on Wednesday that he has a lease, but could not comment further.
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“This is a very affluent area, they pay exorbitant taxes, and they just don't seem to be getting the right response from the LAPD to shut it down,” Solomon said in a separate interview with NBC4. said. “Law-abiding citizens are not protected from criminals who have taken over homes that are not theirs.”
The Los Angeles Police Department declined to comment. The City Attorney's Office did not respond to a request for comment.
