Squatters Take Over Abandoned $6.5M Hollywood Mansion

A once-beautiful mansion is now defaced with graffiti after it was taken over by squatters and vandals. Outraged neighbors say the mansion has been abandoned for five years, which has allowed squatters to come. According to property records, the mansion is owned by John Powers Middleton, a well-known Hollywood producer. Neighbors say every time police clear out the squatters, more return in just a matter of hours. Inside Edition's Jim Moret has more.

[andrewg]

More squatters arrive in just a matter of hours because you release them in just a matter of hours...

[cloudeverything]

yup some people living in tents, others trying to keep 6.5 million dollar mansions empty. clearly we're on the right track with this society thing.

[matwx]

What's the point of even trying when criminals have more rights than working folks.

[Psychiatricnerd]

Imagine being so wealthy you just don’t care about a $6.5 million house getting ruined. Daddy is a billionaire. No one needs to worry about money ever again.

[cynymin]

So I’m supposed to feel bad for a guy that’s so bored with his 6 million dollar mansion that it’s been sitting vacant for 5 years? No caretakers? No staff? Nothing? Boo hoo.

You buy a place like that and don’t even try to take care of it? He must have it listed as tax shelter number 7?

[Xeiruxx]

The graffiti has more life than most Hollywood actors.

[CharlotteKandy]

You gotta be so rich to abandon a house and spent millions in taxes! And not to care

[kristybear]

Can't they sue the owner of the property John Powers Middleton because it has become an eye sore? That may be cheaper than trying to buy it. SMH

[Hyperbole]

Having three security guards on the payroll for five years would’ve been a lot cheaper than whatever it’s gonna cost to repair that house.

[perzonne]

Even if i was homeless and stumbled upon an abandoned mansion where no one was kicking me out i wouldnt trash it and ruin it for everyone else

[MrXOlet-kwrh]

Stop building big expensive buildings just to abandoned them then.

[bemiatto]

Have the homeowner take responsibility for abandoning it

[icyhotmike]

A house worth 6.5 million in Hollywood hills is really a poor house 😂

[phaedon]

Now you know how poor home owners deal

[Best..YT..Music..Playlists]

"A total eyesore". It looks better graffed

[jenniffermireles]

Unpopular opinion: I kind of like the colorful graffiti in the house. This has made the house look interesting. Could the house be turned into an art gallery for urban art?

[jmtradbr]

Happens everywhere. I should care because is a mansion or is from a rich dude?

[JohnMatthew]

ROFL - LA at its finest. 10yrs ago they would have gone in and removed the non-owners.

[aokaze-minotaur]

Honestly, that graffiti looks nicer than 99% of the graffiti you typically see. It could be a landmark now.

[sunday]

This country is full of empty homes and plenty of people who can’t afford to live in them 🇺🇸