Shut Down The Party House

RE: History of the Nuisance/Party House/Illegal Event Venue at 2808 Lakemont Drive, Fallbrook, CA 92028 is owned by Mark and Claire Woodsum, managed by partner Sharon Houseworth (HH Property Solutions, HH Property Alternatives and T&S Property SDR and T&S Property OC). Contact info is: mark.woodsum@brightstarcare.com, cwoodsum11@gmail.com, with Sharon Elizabeth Houseworth (aka Sharon Houseworth-Welsh) at UltimateSerenityVacationRental@yahoo.com Houseworth has three vacation rentals in Yucca Valley, Fallbrook and Costa Rica, all with variations on the Serenity name. 

October 27, 2020:  Please read our Gird Valley Community Letter of Complaint emailed to the owners/partners at 2808 Lakemont Drive and various government agencies. 

Most of the noise travels to the north from 2808 Lakemont Drive so most of the houses along Lakemont Drive cannot hear it. However, when there is a large event, Lakemont Drive and other roads to the south experience parking and traffic issues since there is only one way out. After several years of complaints to various agencies and the owners and managers at 2808 Lakemont Drive, neighbors initiated a formal complaint to Supervisor Jim Desmond’s office, jim.desmond@sdcounty.ca.gov

For noise, contact County Sheriff, 760-728-1113. For illegal parking and request for towing, contact California Highway Patrol, Temecula Office, 951-506-2000.

Neighbors also contacted SD County Code Compliance  for an investigation for operating an illegal event venue (lacking a Major Use Permit).  

Airbnb’s new program to address Nuisance/Party Houses/Illegal Venues, wasinitiated after five people died at an unsafe and illegal venue/nuisance house). Working with law enforcement to identify such nuisance houses, Airbnb permanently removed 28 in the Hollywood Hills (January 2020).   During the COVID-29 pandemic lockdown, Airbnb announced a “global party ban” and limited occupants to 16 per unit (August 2020). Renters violating these policies were banned from the platform and faced litigation by Airbnb. Airbnb removed 50  listings in Arizona (June 2020) ,  17 in San Diego County (August 2020), 20 in Nevada and 50 in Atlanta.  San Diego City got tough against  a Nuisance/Party House/Illegal Event Venue (August 2020) and one in La Jolla (October 2020). For info on Nuisance law, see CA Code Sec 3480 and these overviews: first, second and third overview. For info on Noise law, see CA Code Sec 46000.) 

Contact www.Airbnb.com/neighbors and 24/7 Airbnb complaint line: 855-635-7754 (Ultimate Serenity’s Airbnb Listing #18864938). [NOTE: October 27, 2020: Airbnb has removed Listing #18864938.]

Complaints to VRBO.com are accepted via its 24/7 complaint line: 877-202-4291 or this link (Ultimate Serenity’s VRBO Listing #1090108). VRBO’s Stay Neighborly program pledges to “Make very apparent HomeAway’s no-tolerance policy towards owners and travelers who abuse the right to rent properties as short-term rentals”.  [NOTE: October 27, 2020, VRBO has removed Listing #1090108.]

Ultimate Serenity is advertised for 24 renters on TripAdvisor.com  Complaints go to: https://www.tripadvisor.com/GeneralSupport 

On Yelp, Ultimate Serenity offers corporate and church retreats. Complaints go to support@nowait.com. 

On Facebook, Ultimate Serenity offers corporate events and retreats. Complaints go to facebook’s community standards page

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Correspondence and issues with Mark and Claire Woodsum, owners/operators at 2808 Lakemont Drive, manager Sharon Houseworth regarding nuisance activities.
 
October 22, 2020: Huge gathering at 2808 Lakemont Drive with hundreds of underage drinkers paying $25/head for a Halloween costume party.  CHP, Sheriff’s Dept and Code Compliance were all contacted. 
 
Video taken at 11:17 PM at the Lakemont cul de sac as the party goers streamed south on Lakemont where they met gridlock (cars parked on both sides of the street, coming from and going to the party. 
 
 
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Evidence of paid for event. 
 
Record detailing a threat against a neighbor on Lakemont issued by the partygoers, many of whom appeared to be underage drinkers. 
 
 
May 1 and 2, 2020: While the entire country is under lockdown to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the house is rented on Friday May 1 to at least 20 unrelated people. The sheriffs respond to noise complaints but do not enforce the San Diego County Health Order effective May 1. The group is not disbursed. On Saturday night, May 2, there is a party for 200+ people at the house. Cars are parked along the northern end of Lakemont, a private street, and down both sides of Lakemont all the way to Oakcliff. Five Sheriff’s vehicles respond to multiple complaints. Damage is done to the house which upsets the owners. Neighbors filed complaints with Airbnb and VRBO and neighbor Gail Smith Gutierrez distributes a letter dated May 5, 2020 about the incident. The party was organized by four to five marines so Camp Pendleton was also contacted.
 
 
Key contacts involved in the May 1/2 incidents include Sheriff’s Dept, 760-451-3100: Sgts Jeff Schmidt and Bill Munsch and Dept. Davis (#0190), along with Camp Pendleton’s IG Augustine Lopez at 760-725-5112 and 951-201-6136.
 
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June 10, 2019: Response to April 12 complaint
From: “Prather, Sabine”
Subject: Letter from the County Planning & Development Services
Date: June 10, 2019 at 4:58:31 PM PDT
To: “savegirdvalley@gmail.com” <savegirdvalley@gmail.com
 
Dear Ms. Platt,
At the request of District 5 County Supervisor Jim Desmond and Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer, Planning & Development Services (PDS) is responding to your letter regarding unpermitted events and associated community impacts resulting from short term rental activity at 2808 Lakemont Drive in Fallbrook. We have attached the response and will mail it as well.
Protecting the community’s safety and resources are important to PDS, and we are committed to the enforcement of County Codes.  We will keep this case open and continue to monitor activity at the property and will be happy to review any additional material you provide as part of the case. If you have any further questions or if you would like further updates on this property, please feel free to contact Code Compliance Officer James Bray at (858) 495-5335 or by email at James.Bray@sdcounty.ca.gov.
 
Thank you,
 
Sabine Prather
Planning & Development Services
 
Attachment:
 

July 9, 2019: Response from Platt/SaveGirdValley.com to County/Wardlow regarding his June 10, 2019 letter.

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April 12, 2019: Letter of complaint from Platt/SaveGirdValley.com to Jim Desmond’s Office regarding 2808 Lakemont Drive.
 
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March 2019: Owner Mark Woodsum leaves voicemail for neighbor admitting to having youth camp on property in 2018 and in March 2019: Audio March 2019: the Camp consisted of 56 children plus 14 adults.
 
2018-2019: email correspondence between neighbor and owners of 2808 Lakemont Drive, Mark and Claire Woodsum. 

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For noise, contact County Sheriff, 760-728-1113.

For illegal parking and request for towing, contact California Highway Patrol, Temecula Office, 951-506-2000.

For Health Order violations, contact safereopeningcomplianceteam@sdcounty.ca.gov 

June 5, 2019: Fallbrook Deputy Sheriff Chris Perez (760-451-3100, Event #E5791475) notes there have been dozens of noise complaints filed against 2808 Lakemont by different neighbors (including Tom Stuver, Gayle Smith, Gayle Guttierez, Michael Guttierez, Tryna Kemper, Gary Kemmer).

As of September 10, 2020, neighbors had called in a total of 53 noise complaints (5 in 2017, 19 in 2018, 7 in 2019 and 22 in 2020) including several complaints during the 2020 COVID pandemic lockdown when gatherings beyond household units were prohibited. 

NOISE COMPLAINTS per the Sheriff’s Log: 

Event        Date            Time       Issue

1. E4318364 07/28/2017 08:10:36 415PA
2. E4364945 08/17/2017 23:27:40 415PA
3. E4367023 08/18/2017 19:06:58 415PA
4. E4399361 09/02/2017 00:35:50 415PA
5. E4399385 09/02/2017 00:59:55 415N
6. E4834275 03/20/2018 13:08:27 415N
7. E4837763 03/21/2018 21:47:06 415PA
8. E4840261 03/22/2018 23:11:57 415N
9. E4858520 03/31/2018 17:47:38 415A
10. E4913626 04/25/2018 20:21:54 415N
11. E4933745 05/04/2018 23:05:35 415PA
12. E4934866 05/05/2018 15:14:46 415PA
13. E5088364 07/14/2018 01:09:29 415PA
14. E5119787 07/27/2018 20:53:11 415N
15. E5153516 08/11/2018 21:02:18 415N
16. E5198328 08/31/2018 11:56:06 415N
17. E5232806 09/15/2018 15:07:14 415N
18. E5247335 09/21/2018 18:36:04 415N
19. E5264439 09/29/2018 15:23:17 415N
20. E5264587 09/29/2018 17:04:57 415N
21. E5264698 09/29/2018 18:32:14 415N
22. E5273763 10/03/2018 20:48:30 415N
23. E5303828 10/17/2018 16:30:57 1021
24. E5360885 11/12/2018 23:02:13 UNKTR
25. E5513377 01/26/2019 15:27:06 415P
26. E5642697 03/28/2019 12:08:35 1021
27. E5782023 05/31/2019 22:59:09 415N
28. E5791475 06/05/2019 12:05:44 1021
29. E5856015 7/4/19
30. E5939654 8/10/19
31. E6016614 9/13/19
32. E6255732 1/6/2020
33. E6476003 5/1/2020
34. E6476305 5/1/2020
35. E6476787 5/2/2020
36. E6478054 5/2/2020
37. E6480452 5/4/2020
38. E6482112 5/5/2020
39. E6489552 5/9/2020
40. E6500574 5/15/2020
41. E6526913 5/30/2020
42. E6539955 6/6/2020
43. E6599974 7/10/2020
44. E6601641 7/11/2020
45. E6615345 7/19/2020
46. E6639596 8/1/2020
47. E6648216 8/6/2020
48. E6663697 8/14/2020
49. E6670891 8/19/2020
50. E6672731 8/19/2020
51. E6674073 8/20/2020
52. E6674521 8/20/2020
53. E6677904 8/22/2020

List updated 9/10/2020.  CODES: 415N = Disturbance, Noise; 415P = Disturbance, Pyrotechnics (fireworks); 415PA = Disturbance, Party; 415A = Disturbance, Argument; UNKTR = Unknown Trouble; 1021 = telephone call

The 2808 Lakemont Party House Log created by a neighbor on Laketree accounts for nuisance events he documented which resulted in Sheriff involvement from June through Sept 7, 2020. This video, 41 seconds long taken  June 6, 2020, illustrates the level of noise, as heard from a home located about 1/4 mile to the north of 2808 Lakemont Drive (neighbors to the south along Lakemont Drive do not generally hear the noise). 2808 is the yellow-colored house in the background of the video. 

More examples of noise disturbances from May 2020 to current are in the following audio files. Residents along the entire canyon are victims of weekly party going nuisance from 2808 Lakemont.

5/1/2020 —

5/2/2020 —

7/10/2020 —

7/11/20 —

7/12/20 —

9/2/20 —

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Video and Photo Archive re: 2808 Lakemont Drive

October 22, 2020: Huge gathering at 2808 Lakemont Drive with hundreds of underage drinkers paying $25/head for a Halloween costume party.  CHP, Sheriff’s Dept and Code Compliance were all contacted. 
 
Video taken on October 22, 2020 at 11:17 PM at the Lakemont cul de sac as the party goers streamed south on Lakemont where they met gridlock (cars parked on both sides of the street, coming from and going to the party. Since they couldn’t exit, many of them remained and partied in the streets until 2 AM. 
 
 
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2018 and 2019: Youth camp operated at 2808 Lakemont Drive in 2018 and 2018 youth camp (2019: 56 children plus 14 adults). Owner Mark Woodsum leaves voicemail for neighbor admitting to having youth camp on property for 2018 and 2019: Audio

Video footage of bus idling in cul de sac in front of 2903 Lakemont Drive, March 28,  2019 and March 29, 2019 showing dozens of young people exiting bus and walking up/down hill to 2808 Lakemont. Not seen are two additional shuttle vans accompanying the bus. In total, in 2019, the youth camp hosted 56 children and 14 adults.

April 28, 2019: Fire hazard, cars illegally parked on private road, northern end of Lakemont Drive.

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Wedding, January 25, 2019 with parade up Lakemont Drive, with drum beating and a horse.

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May 4. 2018, 10:30 PM: Bus parked in Lakemont cul de sac, dropping off dozens of people, noise, yelling:

Video by Teresa Platt

Parking issues: May 4, 2018, overflow onto Lakemont Drive, woman outside Batchelor house late at night (drooping off wedding flowers). Photos and drone footage, security footage by Roy Batchelor:

May 5, 2018, 2:45 PM: Uber driver drops off passengers, one of whom is sick in the bushes. Photo by Roy Batchelor.

 
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