Ex-Simpsons producer says LA officials forced him to destroy beloved family treehouse and now he wants out for good

A former “Simpsons” producer says he was forced to demolish his LA home’s beloved treehouse over the weekend because of city bureaucracy and a pesky neighbor — and now he wants out of the Golden State.Three-time Emmy winner Rick Polizzi told The Post he spent eight years and $50,000 in attempts to bring his family’s eccentric arboreal dwelling up to code.But after being thwarted at every turn, he threw in the towel, had it removed Saturday — and is ready to relocate because of the Kafkaesque nightmare. “After all this treehouse stuff, I’m just totally burned out on the city, and politics,” he said, adding that he’s likely to sell his Sherman Oaks home and return to his hometown of New Orleans. “I’m just getting tired of the rat race here,” Polizzi said.

“The rats are winning, so I want to get out.” The former producer, who worked on “The Simpsons” for 16 years, waved the white flag over the weekend, bringing in crews to tear down the cartoon-inspired treehouse in his front yard to avoid a criminal court appearance Wednesday after countless attempts at compliance. Polizzi and “Simpsons” producer Michael Mahan built the eye-catching four-story structure for Polizzi’s two daughters in 2001.The treehouse was equipped with a clubhouse, tiki bar and crow’s nest mountain lookout and sat wedged between three sturdy gum trees. “This town was built on creativity and the entertainment industry, so you would think they would embrace things like this,” Polizzi said. But after 24 years standing, the creative and architectural feat now resides in a local landfill. Polizzi’s sordid ordeal with the city started in 2017, when a neighbor in his leafy San Fernando Valley suburb complained about crowds of spectators at his annual “Boney Island” Halloween light and decoration display incorporating the treehouse. The complaint yielded a code enforcement violation against Polizzi that said he lacked the proper permits for the tr...