- A Los Angeles home has been surrounded by a wall of trash after its owners refused to remove trash from the premises for eight years.
- The large property on manicured Martel Avenue, where homes are advertised for around $2 million, has been gobbled up by plastic garbage bags.
- Neighbors speculate that the owners could be hoarders and have expressed concern that the accumulation of trash could pose a fire or infestation hazard.
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A disgusting Los Angeles house has been surrounded by a wall of rubbish after its owners refused to remove rubbish from the premises for eight years.
The sprawling property on manicured Martel Avenue, a stone’s throw from glamorous Beverly Hills, has become engulfed in plastic garbage bags and other disposable items.
A path to the door suggests the owners still reside, but neighbors told local news they haven’t seen them in years.
The city first fined them in 2016 for violating municipal garbage codes, according to public records.
The fines appear to have been paid, but it is unclear whether authorities attempted to enforce the fines.
A Los Angeles home has been surrounded by a wall of trash after its owners refused to remove trash from the premises for eight years.
The large property on manicured Martel Avenue, where homes are advertised for around $2 million, has been gobbled up by plastic garbage bags.
A path to the door suggests the owners still reside, but neighbors told local news they haven’t seen them in years.
Homes currently for sale on Martel Avenue are valued at more than $2 million.
‘The houses here are worth too much money (to these people) to turn into a landfill, neighbor Quincy Anderson told NBC News.
If the situation continues to deteriorate, “the city would have to do something,” Anderson said.
“Come and find out why it looks like that because we have no idea.”
Images from around the property show plastic water bottles strewn on the ground, items such as old umbrellas piled on top of mounds of trash and even an old car in the driveway.
‘I saw how it was accumulating little by little, but now it is extremely full of garbage’ Marlon Azurda, who has been cleaning pools in the area for 18 years.
Other neighbors speculate that the owners could be hoarders and have expressed concern that the accumulation of trash could present a fire hazard, NBC reported.
They also expressed concern that there could be a rodent or insect infestation lurking, as well as the unpleasant odor lingering on the street.
“Some days it smells more than others,” one resident told local news.
“The houses here are worth a lot of money (for these people) to turn into a landfill,” said neighbor Quincy Anderson.
“Some days it smells more than others,” Rob, another resident, told NBC.
“It seems strange that this has not been addressed.
“So much garbage in one place can’t be good for rats,” he added.
“I am aware of the situation at the home near Martel and Melrose Ave, and I have directed my team to work with the appropriate city and county departments to urgently resolve the issue,” Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky said in a statement. .
“Private property owners have a responsibility to maintain public health standards and we will ensure those laws are upheld.”