City crews start cleaning hoarder’s home in Koreatown

Residents of a Koreatown neighborhood watched as public works crews started to clean a home described as an "eye sore" with items like furniture, kitchen appliances and laundry bins piled on the front lawn.

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[Erika-jnio]

The neighbors should sue the city. It shouldn’t have taken them a decade for this house to be clean and brought up to code. This is upsetting and insane. Not fare and healthy for the neighbors to live near all these mess for more than a decade.

[LeahLeah]

The hoarder needs to be in a residential facility, otherwise he's just going to hoard the place again.

[svenswwis]

To the home owner: This might seem tragic and upset you tremendously. But I am sure when all is said and done you will find this Liberating. It will become the right thing to do for you . Good luck with the life you are receiving.

[shrugrug]

They did this for the house in San Diego but never actually helped the the family inside overcome their hoarding and guess what happened. Trash started appearing in front of their house again.

[jhandle]

These are the types of people that need conservatorship.

[iLoveBoysandBerries]

Should have done this years ago.. Pathetic the city allowed this

[Yayaservin]

Wait! The plastic drawer there on the left; I could use that.

[ryancuda]

after they clean it up lets get a interview with the hoarder dude

[DP-hyvh]

"The things you own end up owning you." - Tyler Durden in Fight Club.

[Marquitos]

I wonder how long a hoarder would last if he lived in Beverly Hills or in zip code 90210 funny how this states works

[antoikirs]

Hoarders are just the worst if it looks on the outside like this how does it look inside the house

[mayerscd]

why did it take years to fix this? a can of gas would have removed it all in one night.

[JungleYT]

Recently cleaned a neighbor's yard. Not a hoarder situation, but so heavily overgrown it became a potential fire hazard. Usually older folks...

[francoisnatasha]

Where is Adult Protective Services. The woman is in her 90s!! She is a vulnerable adult. if the outside look like that, can you imagine the inside?? where is she sleeping? is there running water? what about her food? how has her health been affected by the hoarding? The state has failed this family and the neighbors who have been complained for years. APS should have intervene to evaluate this elderly person. it took the new crew to shed light in the situation for the city to do something about it. Shame!!

[goofylucy]

Can you imagine what the inside looks like

[villanelle]

It's all so "neatly" piled up within his boundary. Loved the overhead view. Wow.

[LatinoFilo]

They need to take all of it especialy the staff he accumulated inside their house. Because he has a very old and sick mother. She will get worst if they don't clean the inside of the house thoroughly.

[aminaabdi]

The hoarders need compassion and this exactly what this lady presenter showed.

[judytullos]

Also, can a visit from a social services employee with training in senior abuse be done. My mother is ninety-two, and has been in Assissted living for six years for her health and safety.

[ellenwoods]

Michaela! Lovely to see you. I used to watch you on KTLA Los Angeles. Best wishes!