Apparently, squalid living conditions and destruction of property is some sort of calling card and recurring theme for the GOP.
California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s former abode is a very special place.
Image courtesy of Darlene Whitsell
Before and After. Photo by Darlene Whitsell
Turning a 6,300 square-foot, $1 million property into a dump couldn’t have been easy.
Built in 1948, the two-story, Orange Avenue home had been updated in recent years for comfort and style. The carpeting was new, appliances worked and walls were spotless. Thriving flowers, plants and grass adorned the idyllic back yard less than 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
When he moved out in August 2012, Rohrabacher left behind a shockingly horrific pigsty, a dump worse than a college fraternity house of unhygienic slobs unfamiliar with the most basic tools of cleaning.
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Massive black stains and muck covered the carpet throughout the home. Sticky grime encased damaged, rusted appliances. Denied water, once-thriving outside plants and grass dried up and died. Blinds were cracked. Black dirt ruined the appearance of once-sparkling tile floors. Walls inexplicably contained odd holes, nail polish, wax and some smelly substance that may have been feces.
Every toilet seat in the house was broken. The ceilings showed smoke damage. Light switches had been cracked. Clumps of hair and remnants of what may have been balloons or some other rubbery material clogged sinks. Cracks scarred doors. Thick, solidified grease rendered the air-suction vent above the kitchen stove useless. Bathroom towel bars were missing, and vanities suffered water damage.
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Paid invoices show the widespread damage totaled more than $25,800, according to records reviewed by the Weekly.
Rep. Rohrabacher responded to the claims by alleging that he’s the victim in all this and is currently suing the owners of the home until they go broke. Of course he is.