From the late 1970s to early 1980s, officials monitored the development of Rolling Hills Park Villas, where a landslide has since ruined at least eight homes.
Two people were arrested Thursday morning in Rolling Hills Estates after deputies say they attempted to burglarize evacuated homes, then tried to escape into the landslide area.
It’s unclear what happened as a result of the letter or whether it was determined the grading created the cracks. There are no additional memos in the letters provided by the city on the matter. It’s also not clear exactly where the HOA concerns were focused because the city had not named any of the streets at that time. Coraltree, Peartree and Country lanes were officially designated in January 1979, according to city records.Just the roof of Weber ‘Wei’ Yen’s home is visible from his street in Rolling Hills Estates. He worries over the mementos he may never get back.
“There are at least two condominium units where poured concrete sidewalks are not properly drained and constitute a hazard and at least two common area locations where drainage has not been provided and water from sprinklers and rainfall pools and has severely damaged interiors of residences,” the homeowners board president wrote in an Oct. 27, 1980, letter.
“When I returned from Texas in October and there had been no rain, the water was seeping up through the middle bath downstairs,” the resident complained in January 1981. It also wasn’t clear whether the city or the developer responded, or how the issue was remedied.
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