A mansion that once featured in Hollywood hit Succession and was burned to the ground during the Los Angeles wildfires has been declared a public nuisance nine months after the tragedy.
The owners of the $125 million 18-bed, six-bath mansion failed to demolish what remained of the charred structure.
A five-member committee of the Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners determined that eight properties across the ritzy Pacific Palisades were causing a public nuisance and could pose a risk to public health and safety due to the remaining ash and debris left on the lots.
The owners of the properties, which included a mix of apartments, businesses and luxury estates like the Succession mansion, had missed the October 2 deadline to clear out the fire debris.
'Once a property is declared a public nuisance, the owner has the right to abate the nuisance until the department solicits bids for the work,' Gail Gaddi, a spokesperson for the L.A. Department of Building and Safety, told the LA Times.
'A process or timeline has not been established for when the department will begin to solicit bids.'
If the owners of the mansion do not move swiftly to clean up the mess, a city contractor will do the work for them and bill the owners for their time.
The owner of the mansion had withdrawn from the federal debris removal program which was offered by the US Army Corps of Engineers because they believed there were parts of the estate which were salvageable, representative Jon Mansfield said.
The owners of the $125million 18-bed, six-bath mansion failed to demolish what remained of the charred structure
If the owners of the mansion do not move swiftly to clean up the mess, a city contractor will do the work for them and bill the owners for their time
The Palisades Fire killed 12 people and was one of the most destructive in Los Angeles history
But Mansfield said the owner later learned that a private debris cleanup would cost up to $600,000, prompting them to try to reenroll in the public removal program.
By that time, registration was closed.
The owner has vowed to hire a contractor to begin gathering the debris within the next six weeks, but was waiting for insurance proceeds to come through.
But neighbor Steven Bardack implored the committee to take action, arguing the mansion had negatively impacted the community in the aftermath of the fires.
'The site remains toxic, and several families with small children have refused to move back into the neighborhood, fearing the toxicity,' he said.
He argued the owner's wealth 'should not afford him or anybody else special treatment.'
The mansion was used as a filming location for season 4 of HBO drama Succession, used as the home of the Roy siblings.
The garden's patio area, complete with spectacular ocean views, was the backdrop for multiple scenes featuring the Roy siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook).
In 2023, the futuristic property had a starring role in HBO smash-hit Succession where it stole the show as the luxury pad occupied by the Roy siblings in Season 4
The mansion was used as a filming location for season 4 of HBO drama Succession, used as the home of the Roy siblings
It was sold in 2021 for $83 million, making it one of the most expensive properties in the area
It was sold in 2021 for $83 million, making it one of the most expensive properties in the area.
The horror LA wildfires which tore through ritzy neighborhoods in January directly killed 31 people, while studies have since suggested as many ad 440 died as an indirect result of the blazes.
Of that number, at least 12 victims were found in the Pacific Palisades region.
More than 200,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, and the fires razed as many as 18,000 homes and structures.
On October 7, police arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht and charged him with starting the blaze which caused the Pacific Palisades fire.
He faces 45 years in prison if convicted.