Property owners in the burned-over areas of the Los Angeles metro area are still figuring out what flaming hoops they need to leap through before they can start rebuilding, but on the streets of the former City of Angels, "Swiss Hobo Robinson" can build a massive three-story treehouse, have it torn down by the city, and promptly start building another, knowing that he'll be getting away with rebuilding and rebuilding until the cows come home.

He just wanted to live in the trees, but Los Angeles brought him down to earth.

Officials have dismantled a homeless man’s three-story treehouse after the lux hobo hideaway went viral on TikTok last month, garnering tens of thousands of likes.

About a week ago, the city finally gave the makeshift penthouse the ax and tore it down.

But the homeless man – who built the house from scavenged materials near an encampment in South Central LA – has already started building Tree Mansion 2.0.

“It was gonna happen eventually. I knew they were gonna take it,” the man, who goes by Erick, told The Post on Monday.

Erick, 34, spoke from a roofless canvas hut at ground level — all that remains of the original house, which had a mezzanine, an enclosed bedroom, and even a zipline for quick exits.

Note: "scavenged materials," we can confidently assume means "stolen materials."

Why is he being allowed to rebuild? This isn't a "tree house," mind you; it's an arboreal trash heap.

The New York Post seems to be going out of their way to frame "Erick " in a favorable light, but look at what this guy has done: 

Appropriated public property for personal use. The "treehouse," which begins with stacked pallets at ground level, is blocking a good portion of the public walkway.

Violated every building code in existence. These codes, while often capricious, remain the law; their purpose is to prevent makeshift shacks like this that present a threat of collapse or fire. "Erick" just doesn't care about his safety or the safety of passersby.

Violated public sanitation standards that go back to, well, honestly, the ancient Romans. Where does "Erick" do his business? In what appears to be the vacant lot over the fence to the rear of his trash house?

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One area businessman isn't happy about all this.

One local business owner said the throngs of vagrants harass his clients and steal from his property, and Erick is no exception.

“They stole two of my gate openers worth $8,000 each. I looked at the camera footage, and that’s the guy who did it,” said the man, gesturing towards Erick’s tree.

And, apparently, not much is being done about it.

Los Angeles and other major cities, have these problems because they allow them. "Erick" should have been told, when his first arboreal trash heap was removed, that he would not be allowed to build another; the moment he placed the first junk wood in that tree, the city should have torn it down and arrested 'Erick' for defacing public property. But these cities do not often do what they should, and we can confidently expect another giant trash heap "tree house" to slowly take shape. 

The City of Los Angeles' disintegration continues apace.

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