Posted on 05/07/2023 10:17:33 PM PDT by Morgana
Scott Baio says he's set to become the latest celebrity to escape from California as he's placed his $3.85million home on the market, citing the state's disastrous homelessness and crime issues.
The former Happy Days star put his home in Woodland Hills on the market last month, having purchased it for just $1.85million in 2010.
On Twitter, the conservative-leaning sitcom star said that he just doesn't feel secure in the Golden State anymore given the various issues under Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.
'After 45 years, I'm making my way to finally 'exit stage right' from California,' he wrote.
He then cited the state's homelessness statistics, noting that 'it brings down property value. Also no consequences for crime that is rampant, making things higher in price and it’s just not a safe place anymore.'
The Joanie Loves Chachi star tacked on the hashtag '#ImFree."
Baio also joked that Californians won't miss his right wing views. The actor has been a guest of President Trump's White House in the past.
The actor lives in a gated community called Westchester County Estates, according to Realtor.com.
A 6,300-square foot property containing five bedrooms and 4.5 baths, it also contains a big ceiling, stone floors, a curved staircase, a great room, dining room and home office.
The outside includes a pool, spa, and loads of plantings and a no-build zone behind it.
Los Angeles' wealthiest residents are fleeing the city as Governor Gavin Newsom hikes taxes on the rich and the city crumbles under soaring crime rates - with actor Jim Carrey the latest A-lister to list his home for sale.
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California hasn’t been safe since Mehico started storing its cartels and street gangs there.
They never adjusted their language after the massive real estate inflation of the last 20 years. In coastal California, a mansion is closer to $10M - $1.5M is any 60’s tract home close enough to the ocean to feel an occasional breeze. :)
Last year I sold my late parents’ 1959 track home in San Jose for 1.6M. The only breeze there comes from the major six lane thoroughfare a few blocks away.
“'Happy Days' star Scott Baio is leaving California and selling his $3.85M MANSION due to rising homelessness and 'rampant' crime in the state - saying 'it's just not a safe place anymore'“
coastal California doublewides
Granted, this isn't migrant farm worker housing. This development began in 1969 as a senior citizen retirement community, probably with a lot of vacation homes and second homes.
As many will know, the regulations on mobile homes changed in 1974 and again in 1976, with anything built after '76 now designated as "mobile manufactured," which means built to modern codes. And then there's a big gray area between "mobile manufactured" and "modular." These homes are substantial. In areas with more rainfall, landscaping can disguise the boxiness of the external dimensions (though components still have to be transportable by flatbed truck and built to highway dimensions). Here, the semi-arid climate and small lot sizes give the game away, although on the inside you can't tell. I'm a bit surprised that modular housing hasn't made deeper inroads into conventional homebuilding across the country.
One of my favorite actors (no names; privacy & security pls.) is in this community, which I imagine was the only way Malibu was affordable. Standard stick built homes are MUCH more expensive. And the community is gated, which is a huge security factor for an actor who will be absent, and publicly known to be absent, when on location for an extended shoot.
In like the post that says exit stage left, which is how he will vote wherever he goes. I think LA conservative is an oxymoron.
Is it in Los Angeles County? Isn’t there a huge new mansion tax?
My wife’s friend lives a few doors up the street. She is thinking of moving as well as homeless come over the fences into the neighborhood.
https://abc7.com/los-angeles-mansion-tax-measure-ula-affordable-housing-homelessness/13059677/
“Voters approved the citywide tax last November, implementing an additional 4% tax on properties that sell for $5 million or more. If the property sells for $10 million or more, the tax goes up to 5.5%.”
“But the tax applies to every real estate sale within Los Angeles that is not exempt - including not just mansions, but apartment complexes, retail and industrial buildings and other structures, causing some in the real-estate business to warn that developers will look elsewhere to build.”
I hooked up with him for a full on air segment
You really need to check that language in today’s “hook up” culture.
When do the homeless squatters people move in?
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