As law enforcement investigates the shooting of a man near the site of an abandoned home along Mulholland Drive, neighbors say the violence adds to their mounting concerns about the troubled property.
Community members who live near the iconic road have expressed fears and frustrations over dangerous activity at an abandoned home on the 7700 block of Mulholland Drive. Neighbors said trespassers hold parties at the property, vandalize it and use it as a site to light illegal fireworks.
Recently, a man was hospitalized after three masked men shot him in the leg at the site. Details on what led up to the shooting remain under investigation, but the violence has left the neighborhood unnerved.
“I think it’s a real sign that once again, the district needs to pay attention here and we need more surveillance,” a woman named Lisa, who declined to give her last name, said.
“The fire hazard is probably the most prevalent concern of all of ours,” she said. “It is not a place that you need to be lighting fireworks or anything else.”
Neighbors said they’ve been complaining about the site. They added that their calls to police, the city and Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who represents this district, have produced little meaningful change. Following a report by NBCLA, a padlock was placed on the gate of the property, but it’s done little to keep trespassers out.
Residents near Mulholland Drive say an abandoned house has been a nuisance with trespassers overtaking the property at all hours of the day. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.
People who live nearby said the problems keep mounting, and they would like to see regular patrols and enforcement in the area.
In a statement, Bass’ office said the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety is “in the process of identifying funds to board up the property and we are sharing this information with LAPD.” The statement also said the mayor sent a letter to the city council to restore $2 million to clean and secure abandoned, nuisance properties.
NBCLA has also contacted Raman for comment.