On January 24, 2023, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors met during closed session to discuss the Creekside Cabins property, where a sinkhole has cut off residents from the adjacent Hwy 101. After deliberations, the board voted unanimously to direct County Counsel to initiate litigation against Houser Holdings LLC, and property owner Teresa Thurman, to address ongoing hazardous conditions at the site.

On January 20, 2023, after obtaining an inspection warrant, Mendocino County Code Enforcement and Environmental Health conducted an inspection and discovered several health and safety violations. On January 21, 2023 the Public Health Officer ordered the site closed pursuant to Penal Code section 409.5(a) due to a public health menace.

While investigating the site and providing evacuation services, County staff have witnessed illicit discharge of sewage material into the adjacent waterway, and have subsequently contacted the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which will investigate the site for criminal violations.