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An animation producer for The Simpsons will be forced to dismantle his three-story treehouse Boney Island in California after disputes with neighbors and local authorities.

Rick Polizzi has been accused of cashing in on the treehouse, which he had built 20 years ago for his two young daughters, after he turned it into a Halloween haunted house attraction.

But he denied any financial gain from the treehouse, which boasted dazzling light effects, glowing pumpkins, and dancing skeleton marionettes.

Polizzi claimed that he had spent over $40,000 to modify the house over the past seven years but has not yet obtained the building permit required by the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety. 

He has now been served with a court summons in May by the City Attorney's Office in Los Angeles for 'non-compliance'.

'We 'll have to take it down next month due to an upcoming court date with the City Attorney,' Polizzi wrote on his Facebook page.

Polizzi built the treehouse in 2001 between a triangle of sweet gum trees planted in the 1940s in his front yard. 

The three-story treehouse, known as Boney Island, has since become the focal point of the neighborhood, drawing thousands of visitors to the town each Halloween season. 

That's also when a few neighbors complained to the city officials about the growing crowds.  

'The city came out and said, 'No, you're not running a business – but do you have a permit for that?' Polizzi said in an interview with NBC.