Nuisance lot in North Hollywood lastly will get cleaned up – NBC Los Angeles

A vacant lot in North Hollywood was cleaned up on Thursday after neighbors complained for years that it is an eyesore for the group.

The lot on Varna Avenue in North Hollywood has been a breeding floor for crime and criminal activity, neighbors stated, as homeless individuals typically gathered on the property.

“Youngsters can’t play on the road. Folks can’t stroll their canine. Mom’s can’t stroll their child strollers,” JJ Azizian, a neighbor, stated.

After town lastly declared the property a public nuisance, sanitization crews arrived on the lot Thursday morning and began clearing out the particles.

Pictures from NewsChopper4 earlier than the cleanup confirmed piles of trash throughout the lot in addition to makeshift tents and an RV.

For neighbors like Azizian, the lot has been greater than the inconvenient and unattractive addition to the group. He stated numerous felony actions originated from the lot.

“There have been shootings right here. There have been drug offers gone dangerous with individuals yelling and fights on the street,” he stated.

Neighborhood members have been pushing metropolis officers to do one thing concerning the property for over 15 years, making studies to each town of Los Angeles and the LAPD.

“A number of 911 requires one, documenting every little thing that has been occurring, organizing with different annoyed neighbors,” Robert Baindourov, a neighbor, stated.

However metropolis officers stated they could not transfer shortly as a result of the property proprietor failed to reply and comply.

Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, who has been representing the realm when he took workplace in 2024, stated he and his workers started the cleanup course of final yr.

“A part of the explanation why it took so lengthy was to be sure that we made each try and exhausted each alternative to attach with the property proprietor in order that we undergo all acceptable channels,” Nazarian stated.

North Hollywood residents say they’re fed up with an deserted lot that has attracted squatters. Darsha Philips studies for the NBC4 Information at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

Since 2023, there have been 28 calls made out to police and fireplace concerning the lot, based on the councilmember.

“I’ve a message for all house owners who permit their properties to turn out to be a nuisance or hazard. Repair it your self,” Nazarian warned. “Belief me, you don’t have town or authorities to stroll in and take over as a result of when it does – the price greater than quadruples.”

The proprietor of the lot is predicted to pay for the cleanup, which is able to take a number of days.

NBC Los Angeles tried to make contact with the property proprietor Thursday however didn’t hear again.