Abandoned Graffiti-Covered Mansion on Mulholland Drive Has Wealthy Neighbors Up In Arms

A home on storied Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles has been left abandoned, and irate neighbors say that squatters and trespassers have taken over.The home at 7711 Mulholland sits high along a ridge in the East Laurelwood neighborhood of the city and offers panoramic views of the city. It has the makings of a luxury property, but it appears no one ever moved in.Neighbors said the lot has been taken over by trespassers who are using the half-finished home as a party location.“The house on the top of the hill has been an issue for a while,” Paul Stern, who lives nearby, told NBC Los Angeles. “Since the point when it was constructed, it wasn't constructed properly. It created a lot of mudslides. We dealt with the mudslides.”Neighbors said they're sick of dealing with it, and they are growing increasingly concerned about the structural safety of the property.They've have asked that the city's mayor, Karen Bass, and Councilmember Nithya Rama, who represents the district, intervene. Bass intervened in a similar situation in August, after a fire broke out in an abandoned property in Studio City.The mayor, who is up for reelection and running against Rama, called for legal action against th...