GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA) — Residents of a Granada Hills neighborhood fear for their safety and property values after what looks to be a junkyard has taken over one home’s yard.
Neighbors have been trying to get the city to force the owner to clean it up for nearly three years, but to no avail.
“They failed to protect us, they failed services, and the property taxes that we’re paying right now is for nothing, we’re not getting anything from the city,” said Sam Meldonian, a concerned neighbor.
Now, the city, the Los Angeles Police Department, and even the television show “Hoarders,” have gotten involved.
CBSLA learned that the city is finally going to stand up and try to fix the problem for neighbors by filing a nuisance abatement.
The Los Angeles Police Department was also seen on Bircher Street, going door-to-door interviewing neighbors — the same people who say they have been fighting for years to get the mess cleaned up.
Following Kristine Lazar’s investigation, neighbors told CBSLA that fire inspectors were spotted at the property and that “Hoarders” had gotten involved.
From overhead, it looks like your typical, well-maintained San Fernando Valley street, until you get […]
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