Trash and debris have once again piled up around a Fairfax District home that has been the subject of years of complaints and cleanup efforts, prompting plans for another investigation by Los Angeles County health officials.
Video from the scene Wednesday showed piles of trash covering the property in the 600 block of North Martel Avenue near Melrose Avenue.
The county Department of Public Health told TMZ on Wednesday that its Environmental Health division plans to inspect the property for accumulated debris, sanitation problems and possible evidence of vermin or infestation.
County officials said they had received no recent complaints about the property and had not inspected it since 2025, when Environmental Health participated in a multi-agency cleanup operation.
If inspectors find violations requiring corrective action, notices will be sent to the property owner by certified mail and posted at the home, if accessible, according to the media outlet.
The findings will also be shared with the county Department of Mental Health and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to determine whether additional action is needed.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The property drew widespread attention in April 2024 when Mayor Karen Bass visited the site, declared it a public health emergency and directed city crews to remove the accumulated debris.
City workers subsequently began clearing hundreds of bags of trash and other discarded materials from the front and back yards.
The problems predated that cleanup by years. City building officials ordered the homeowner to remove debris and overgrown vegetation in 2014.
The city filed misdemeanor charges in 2017 alleging failure to comply with an order and failure to maintain the property. The case was dismissed in 2019.
The date of the planned county inspection was not immediately clear.