"Rita Ortiz is accused of going on a campaign of terror across the city by filing dozens of legal claims totaling $570 million against homeowners. She is said to have sent 35 liens - a form of legal hold against a property by unpaid laborers - against her victims, meaning they could not sell. But Los Angeles sheriff's deputies on Wednesday could be seen kicking Ortiz out of a home in Westwood in a dramatic raid that left her screaming in the street."
"Footage showed her rummaging in the trunk of her white Mercedes for paperwork after cops locked her out of the Glendon Avenue address. She claimed she had not been given a notice of the action and insisted she had to be allowed to retrieve her personal belongings. But one deputy stood firm, saying: "I am not going to let you in. You are out." Ortiz had also filed seven liens against the three-bedroom property she was removed from, ABC7 reported."
"Last week one of the homeowners stung by Ortiz spoke out, revealing she had suddenly discovered a secret bill for over $100 million. Marjorie Josaphat said consulting firm Ortiz Consulting LLC tried to claim the staggering sum over her property on Benedict Canyon Drive for various work undertaken over the last 10 years. But Josaphat claimed she had not heard of them, never met its founder Rita Ortiz and had only bought the house last year when it was in need of urgent repair."
Rita Ortiz allegedly filed dozens of legal claims and 35 liens totaling $570 million against multiple Los Angeles homeowners, preventing sales and placing legal holds on properties. Los Angeles sheriff's deputies conducted a Westwood eviction, locking Ortiz out of a Glendon Avenue home while she rummaged through her car and protested lack of notice. Ortiz reportedly filed seven liens on the three-bedroom property from which she was removed. Homeowners reported sudden, large claims, including Marjorie Josaphat facing a purported bill over $100 million and neighbors receiving demands of $24 million each. Josaphat said she had purchased and renovated a distressed three-bedroom home before discovering mechanics liens.
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