Disgusting Los Angeles home is engulfed in trash as the owner builds up EIGHT-YEAR pile of garbage despite getting thousands in fines and infuriating millionaire neighbors

A disgusting Los Angeles home has become surrounded by a wall of trash after its owners have refused to remove garbage from the premises for eight years.

The large property on carefully manicured Martel Avenue, a stone's throw from glamorous Beverly Hills, has become engulfed by plastic bags of trash and other disposable items.

A path to the door suggests the owners are still resident but neighbors told local news they haven't seen them in years. 

They were first fined by the city in 2016 for violating municipal codes with the trash, according to public records. 

The fines appear to have been paid but it is not clear if any further enforcement was attempted by the authorities.  

A Los Angeles home has become surrounded by a wall of trash after its owners have refused to remove garbage from the premises for eight years

The large property on carefully manicured Martel Avenue, where homes are advertised for around $2 million, has become engulfed by plastic bags of trash

A path to the door suggests the owners are still resident but neighbors told local news they haven't seen them in years

Homes currently for sale on Martel Avenue are valued at more than $2 million. 

'The homes here are worth a lot of money [for these people] to convert it into a dumping ground, neighbor Quincy Anderson told NBC News. 

If the situation continues to deteriorate 'the city would have to do something,' Anderson said. 

'Come and find out why it looks like this because we don't have a clue.' 

Images from around the property show plastic water bottles strewn on the ground, items such as old umbrellas heaped upon the trash mounds and even an old car in the driveway. 

'I saw how it was [accumulating] little at a time, but now it's extremely filled with trash' Marlon Azurda, who has cleaned pools in the area for the past 18 years. 

Other neighbors speculate that the owners could be hoarders and have raised concerns that the mounting trash could present a fire hazard, NBC reported. 

They also expressed concerns there could be a rodent or insect infestation lurking within, as well as the unpleasant smell that lingers in the street.

'Some days it is smellier than others' one resident told local news 

'The homes here are worth a lot of money [for these people] to convert it into a dumping ground, neighbor Quincy Anderson said 

'Some days it is smellier than others' another resident Rob told NBC.  

'It does seem odd that this has gone unaddressed.  

'This much garbage in one place can't be good for rats' he added.  

'I am aware of the situation at the home near Martel and Melrose Ave, and have directed my team to work with the appropriate City and County Departments to resolve the issue with urgency' Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky said in a statement. 

'Private property owners have a responsibility to maintain public health standards, and we will make sure those laws are upheld.'