Raymond Gaon, 72, an elderly resident in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District, has been living amidst a massive pile of garbage outside his Spanish-style home since at least August, according to the California Post. Neighbors are frustrated with city officials for not addressing this eyesore, which has led to health issues like rodent infestations and foul smells in their upscale neighborhood. Sanitation crews have removed over seven tons of trash from the property multiple times, but the waste keeps returning. The city mayor’s office is calling for a court-appointed conservator to manage Gaon’s property to prevent further deterioration.
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The Los Angeles "trash house" in the Fairfax District has once again become an eyesore for neighbors after piles of garbage accumulated on the property. This is the third time in recent years that the site, owned by 72-year-old Raymond Gaon, has fallen into disarray despite previous cleanup efforts in 2025. Neighbors are frustrated with both city officials and the property owner, who was spotted napping among piles of garbage in August. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health plans to inspect the property for sanitation violations and possible rodent infestations. Mayor Karen Bass’s office called it "extremely disappointing" that conditions have deteriorated again, highlighting ongoing concerns about city officials' ability to address the issue effectively.
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The elderly owner of a notorious “trash house” in Los Angeles has been spotted snoozing amid piles of stinking garbage in his front yard — as neighbors fume that the grotesque eyesore has festered for years next to their multi-million dollar homes.
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Neighbors around the 600 block of N. Martel blame city officials for failing to end the unsightly nightmare at owner Raymond Gaon’s Spanish-style two-bedroom home in the city’s affluent Fairfax District.
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Neighbors → blame → District
A foul smell wafts over the mountain of garbage and into the street steps from Melrose Avenue as residents complain of rodents, cockroaches and other bugs.
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residents → waft → rodents
Images obtained by the California Post captured Gaon, 72, taking a nap surrounded by the putrid mess back in August.
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Gaon → obtain → August
The city needs to do its job.
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city → need → job
Why hasn’t this been cleared up already?” one disgusted neighbor called “Robert,” who declined to give his last name, told the California Post.
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who → clear → Post
In a statement to the Post, Mayor Karen Bass’s office called it “extremely disappointing that the owner of this private property has once again allowed the conditions to disintegrate and neighbors are forced to live near this mess.
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neighbors → call → mess
The office has previously attempted to clean up the mess “on more than one occasion.”
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office → attempt → occasion
A criminal case against Goan is “ongoing.”
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case → ongoe → Goan
Sanitation crews in hazmat safety gear removed over seven tons of trash in 2024, along with 1,000 pounds of household hazardous waste.
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crews → remove → waste
But the trash has returned.
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trash → return → ?
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will reportedly inspect the property for sanitation violations, mounting garbage and possible rodent infestations.
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Department → inspect → violations
Goan’s friend, Tonya Jaynes, 61, was at the trash-ridden home Thursday, trying to clear the reeking piles of garbage.
Jaynes previously told The Post that Goan is a military veteran who suffers from PTSD.
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“He’s a nice person who’s got a lot of problems,” she said.
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she → ’ → problems
“Who doesn’t?”
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Who → do → ?
She added the piles of trash are “recycling, not garbage.
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He’s taking care of himself by recycling.
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He → take → recycling
This is a way for him to make money.
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him → make → money
He has to do it a certain way which takes time.
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It’s so hard on him.
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It → ’ → him
He needs help.”
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Jaynes refuted claims that the waste is a bio-hazard.
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waste → refute → claims
“Nothing here is toxic,” she asserted.
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she → assert → ?
Instead, her friend is “helping the world.
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friend → help → world
“Everything here has a purpose.
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He’s an artist.
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He → ’ → ?
People need to love that about him not make him out to be a horrible person.,” she said.
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she → need → him
Bass’s office urged the L.A. County Department of Mental Health to push for a court-apointed conservator to “serve as a responsible party to ensure that property never deteriorates into this condition again.
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If appropriate legal action is not expedient, we will pursue all actions necessary to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
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LA City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky’s office previously called the recurring conditions “completely unacceptable,” criticizing the city for a slow response.
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