The L.A. city attorney and LAPD are warning homeowners they can be held accountable for renter's parties during the coronavirus restrictions.
“Due to all the clubs being closed due to COVID we are having a challenging problem with party houses in the hills,” said LAPD Officer Ralph Sanchez, senior lead officer for the area. “Please don’t come up here to party.”The Los Angeles city attorney ‘s office said it will be more than a slap on the wrist for the homeowner if they have a history of partying renters.
Ethan Weaver, the Hollywood area prosecutor for Los Angeles city attorney’s office, said, “if police are called to the location of a party, there will be consequences. The consequences can range from a citation up to criminal prosecution and six months in jail. Those consequences don’t just apply to the person throwing the party, it can apply to... the homeowner.
Los Angeles police say the party house issue emerged a few years ago with the explosion of short-term rentals through services such as Airbnb. Since Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles County and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti in March instituted the stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus through social distancing, the LAPD’s Hollywood Division has gotten a steady stream of complaints of loud parties with music and voices at all hours of the night echoing through the tight canyons and narrow hillside arteries.Those reports include jam-packed hillside parking, public intoxication and people urinating outside people’s homes.
With bars & clubs closed due to COVID 19, we have seen an increase in calls for loud house parties in the Hollywood Hills. Our Senior Lead Officers as well as Ethan Weaver from the
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