LeBron James is 'very concerned' about squatters in nearby $5MILLION home ... trends now
LeBron James is reportedly 'very concerned' about squatters in his southern California neighborhood who have taken over a $4.3million home.
The NBA star, 39, bought an extravagant $36.8 million mansion in Beverly Hills in 2022 before tearing it down to build his dream home near the properties of A-listers such as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.
Just two doors down from his property, squatters have taken over a home which they are allegedly using to throw cocaine parties, as reported by Curbed.
According to the outlet, 'One of the neighbors got in touch with LeBron James' house manager. They were told James was very concerned.'
The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home at 1316 Beverly Grove Place had been on the market sitting empty for months before squatters moved in in October.
LeBron James is reportedly 'very concerned' about squatters in his southern California neighborhood who have taken over a $4.3million home
Just a few yards away from the party house is the site of NBA star LeBron James's new dream home that is currently under construction
Listing agent John Woodward told DailyMail.com he first discovered there were squatters at the home when he went to show the property to prospective buyers in October and found the locks and gate code had been changed
The gated home was owned by Dr. Munir Uwaydah, who fled the US in 2013 amid an investigation into the murder of his girlfriend. The property was eventually repossessed, and has been in the hands of Uwaydah's mortgage lender since
As DailyMail.com previously reported, have been throwing near-nightly raucous rave parties – and police are powerless to shut them down.
The parties often don't start until 2 am, run on for hours, and have resulted in assaults, fires and arrests since they began in celeb-packed Beverly Hills.
At one point the 'squatters' were even advertising rooms in the 5,857 sq ft home on Booking.com for $300 per night and charged hundreds of party guests $75 entry fees at the gate.
They claim that they are valid tenants, though the homeowner and property agent deny any rental agreements exist.
Billionaires Jeff Bezos, Steve Wynn and Ron Burkle all live within half a mile of the home.
James's house manager, who asked not to be named, said that he had to keep security guards at the NBA star's building site 24/7 in part because of the squatters' parties.
'I've heard from my security team up there about all the crazy cars, crazy parties at night, how we're not able to get into our property sometimes because they're blocking the street with their cars, and just the nuisance at night with the loud music and people floating out to the streets,' he said.
'It's one of the reasons we have security 24/7. Otherwise there's no need for me to have security there 24/7 because it's just a construction site.'
One neighbor, Rick Rankin, told DailyMail.com that police were unable to evict the residents because they had
