Garbage Piles Outside LA 'Trash House' Seep Into The Street, Cause Neighbors Grief: Report

LOS ANGELES, CA — Just a block away from the trendy shops of Melrose Avenue, a residential property has earned the unfortunate nickname of the "trash house" thanks to a mountain of plastic bags filled with garbage piled high in the yard that sometimes seeps into the street, according to reports.

The home, located on the 600 block of Martel Avenue, is shown in aerial pictures and footage captured by KTLA and KCAL.

The problem has been piling up for the past decade, as bags filled with what looks like empty cleaning supplies, clothing and household junk have filled the yard, with more debris piled on top of cars on the property, the stations reported.

“I don’t really know what’s in that so it could be anything. Probably stuff rotting, you know, attracting rats and all sorts of things. And then also maybe a fire hazard,” one neighbor told KTLA. “And if something happens to his house or him inside no one can get in.”

City records detail 24 code enforcement complaints on the property, the majority from the last decade. Among the issues noted were problems with access to the driveway, trash on the premises and excessive or overgrown vegetation.

The property was cleaned up by the city in 2019 after those past violations, leaving the homeowner to foot the bill, KCAL reported.

There's currently one code-enforcement case for the property, opened in July 2023, which notes problems with driveway access, trash, open storage of inoperable vehicles and excessive or overgrown vegetation. The case remains under investigation, according to city records.

"Sometimes, when I pass by, especially after the rain, you can see some of it seeping into the street," neighbor Manny Berrios told KCAL. "As far as I know, nothing seems to be getting done about it. It's just kind of a burden on the eyes if you ask me."