By Heather Hunter
(WMAL) — Los Angeles city is cracking down on on house parties in the Hollywood Hills. Residents have complained for years that short-term rentals of homes have led to loud, late-night out-of-control parties and criminal complaints.
Neighbors have brought the matter to City Hall and the city attorney’s office. Some complaints have included seeing a caged lion and an elephant at two separate parties.
“It’s completely unacceptable for residential homes to be rented out every few weeks for massive parties that attract hundreds of guests, blast music throughout the night and block streets, disrupting peace and quiet in our neighborhoods,” City Attorney Mike Feuer said in a statement.
But one community activist who self-identified as a “house party enthusiast” came to City Hall on Wednesday to fight the proposed ban on house parties.
“Waddup, Council. My name is Chad Kroeger. I’m an activist and house party enthusiast. Over the past week I have been a state of deep despair over hearing the news that L.A. is trying to outlaw house parties in the Hollywood Hills,” he told the council. “I am here determined to stop this future atrocity.”
Video of the year by far! Omg pic.twitter.com/B4Cjds8mOc
— Bob Menery (@BobMenery) December 7, 2017
Kroeger went to explain that his “first introduction to manhood” was informed by a house party at the home of his water polo captain Boomer Kingsley.
“We tore that weekend up. It was epic and I was super stoked,” he explained.
He credits the house party for finally getting girls. “My newfound confidence gave me the courage to ask out the most popular girl in school.”
Kroeger continued to explain how house parties help one overcome rejection from girls but then a council member interrupted to dismiss him.
Social media quickly embraced the ‘house party enthusiast’ as “citizen of the year.”
I can get behind this platform #housepartyenthusiast https://t.co/WlfjitbT1k
— Julia Gulia (@JuliaPrentice23) December 7, 2017
House party enthusiast, water polo team, citizen of the year. https://t.co/XG4fk82rRZ
— Will Cain (@willcain) December 7, 2017
" … I'm an activist and House Party Enthusiast" … this kid definitely has a political future in America. https://t.co/DaEgPfTiL7
— Richard Madan (@RichardMadan) December 7, 2017
and i don't care if that house party enthusiast dude is a fake.
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) December 7, 2017
Gonna put "house party enthusiast" on my cv.
— DoctorIceBear (@NotPrimetime) December 7, 2017
So I watched a few minutes of the rest of the LA City Council public comment period. Chad the House Party Enthusiast is real. And some other ding-dong followed him with the same shtick. https://t.co/vjjmvROGvj
— Chris Garber (@cgarber8) December 7, 2017
