{"id":2460659,"date":"2026-06-15T18:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460659"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:08:33","slug":"kat-von-d-accused-of-burning-down-l-a-rental-home-with-candles-by-owners-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kat-von-d-accused-of-burning-down-l-a-rental-home-with-candles-by-owners-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Kat Von D Accused of Burning Down L.A. Rental Home with Candles by Owner&#8217;s Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">L.A. homeowner Teva Dresbach claims Kat Von D&#8217;s alleged negligence with candles caused a fire that damaged his family&#8217;s Hollywood Hills property 16 years ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Von D denies responsibility, alleging the fire was caused by faulty wiring and that she also suffered significant losses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dresbach says he is speaking out now to hold Von D accountable and share his late mother&#8217;s untold story<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Los Angeles homeowner is accusing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/la-ink-canceled-kat-von-ds-show-in-its-last-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:LA Ink;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LA Ink&quot;}\"><em>LA Ink<\/em><\/a> alum <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kat-von-d\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kat Von D;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kat Von D&quot;}\">Kat Von D<\/a> of burning down a family property nearly 16 years ago, and he says he&#8217;s speaking out now because \u201ccelebrities should be held truly accountable for their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teva Dresbach, who claims to have inherited the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodhillscastle.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hollywood Hills Castle rental property;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hollywood Hills Castle rental property&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hollywood Hills Castle rental property<\/a> from his mom Deborah, took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hollywoodhillscastle\/video\/7649794664882572574\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:social media;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;social media&quot;}\">social media<\/a> on Wednesday, June 10, to recount his family&#8217;s alleged experience with the tattoo artist and beauty mogul, 44, beginning in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He claims that year, his mom had agreed to rent the property to Von D, and everything was \u201cfine\u201d to start. However, during one visit, Teva says he met Von D and witnessed her allegedly \u201cbizarre\u201d lifestyle. \u201cThere were candles everywhere,\u201d he claims in a TikTok. \u201cCandles of all sizes \u2014 big, small, wide, every single corner, every mantle, down the steps, along the walls \u2014 really everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He goes on to claim that the house later &#8220;burned,\u201d and alleges that arson investigators found the cause was a \u201ccandle fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Damage done to Kat Von D&#8217;s rental home due to a fire in 2010.<br \/>Credit: Kat Von D\/Facebook<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere were holes throughout the hardwood floors, smoke damage in the entire home, the only reason that it stood was because it&#8217;s made from stone,\u201d Teva alleges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Damage done to Kat Von D's rental home from a fire in 2010.Credit: Kat Von D\/Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Gcj0AYRaEX1vLC6TtsyS_w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/a112cd2f9cb27f004b56206c940587f8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Damage done to Kat Von D&#8217;s rental home from a fire in 2010.<br \/>Credit: Kat Von D\/Facebook<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He claims his family later reached a settlement with Von D; however, the deal allegedly required his mother to sign an non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that prohibited her from talking about the incident. Since Teva was a kid at the time, he says he was never required to sign anything barring him from speaking out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI want to be abundantly clear about something: my mom passed due to cancer,\u201d he says. \u201cOur family believes that the stress of the fires and the restoration process and the lawsuit is truly what brought it back with such vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He adds: \u201cWhen you have to deal with people like this, it really does strip off years and I believe that I watched that happen with my own mom in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday, June 12, Von D took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katvond\/video\/7650514158059834655\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\">TikTok<\/a> to respond to the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She admitted to renting the Los Angeles home from Deborah over 16 years ago. However, she claims she wasn&#8217;t in the home when the fire happened. Instead, Von D claims it was an \u201celectrical fire\u201d that occurred in the basement due to \u201cfaulty wires.\u201d She claims to have brought the wiring to Deborah&#8217;s attention, but alleged the homeowner only sent out her untrained husband to work on it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kat Von D on TikTokCredit: Kat Von D\/TikTok\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DfUyrYFB2NuDy1LTacll5A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/04c5332cd6355a367568e6b2d018fa8b\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kat Von D on TikTok<br \/>Credit: Kat Von D\/TikTok<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Von D further claims she wasn&#8217;t the only one who suffered damages in the fire. She says she lost \u201call my clothes, my computers, my hard drives, all my photos\u201d as well as her \u201clittle kitten Valentine,\u201d which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/kat-von-d-mourns-pet-cat-killed-house-burns-down-wbna40322448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TODAY;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TODAY&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TODAY<\/a> reported on in November 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The star further claims she never required Deborah to sign an NDA; instead, she alleges, it was a document she previously gave landlords documents to sign to prevent them from tipping information to tabloids. Von D also called Teva&#8217;s claims that the stress from the alleged fire, renovations and lawsuit worsened Deborah&#8217;s condition \u201cunfair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI can&#8217;t imagine what it would be like to lose a mother that you&#8217;re so close with, but at the same time, I didn&#8217;t set the house on fire,\u201d Von D says. \u201cThis was a tragedy and it was out of both of our controls and I would never wish that on anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Teva addressed why he is speaking out about the incident now. \u201cWell, it wasn&#8217;t my story to tell so long as my mom was here, it was hers. And she fought so hard for years, to be my mom while facing the threat of losing everything she worked for. All because the person who negligently left candles burning didn&#8217;t want to admit it,\u201d he claims. \u201cIf she had it her way, she&#8217;d have taken everything from us, and left us with nothing. Not even an ounce of compensation. And certainly not an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He adds: \u201cI&#8217;m telling the story because I believe some stories deserve to be told. No need to justify that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for Von D, but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In May 2012, State Farm insurance filed a civil complaint in a Los Angeles Superior Court against Von D, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, alleging negligence and breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the documents, obtained by PEOPLE, State Farm claims Von D \u201ccaused multiple candles to be lit within the premises\u201d on Nov. 21, 2010. The incident allgedly led to an insurance payout of $909,199.49. However, upon State Farm&#8217;s investigation into the fire, they determined Von D to be liable, per the complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June 2013, State Farm filed a notice of settlement, dropping the lawsuit against Von D. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. PEOPLE has reached out to State Farm for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/l-a-homeowner-accuses-kat-von-d-of-burning-down-family-home-16-years-ago-11998087\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW L.A. homeowner Teva Dresbach claims Kat Von D&#8217;s alleged negligence with candles caused a fire that damaged his family&#8217;s Hollywood Hills property 16 years ago Von D denies responsibility, alleging the fire was caused by faulty wiring and that she also suffered significant losses Dresbach says he is speaking out now to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2460660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[376201,483998,483997],"class_list":["post-2460659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-kat-von-d","tag-teva-dresbach","tag-von-d"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kat-Von-D-Accused-of-Burning-Down-LA-Rental-Home.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2460659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460661,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460659\/revisions\/2460661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2460660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2460659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2460659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2460659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}