Alleged Malibu serial squatter featured in new docuseries after years of homeowner complaints
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A woman described by critics as a “serial squatter,” and accused of exploiting California’s renter-protection laws to intimidate Malibu homeowners, is now at the center of a new Hulu docuseries.

Following years of allegations and neighborhood frustration, Ellie Mae McNulty is profiled in Episode 2 of Hulu’s latest series, Squatters: Get the F*** Out of My House. The installment is titled The Paradise of Malibu.

The episode details claims that McNulty, a British actress and screenwriter, allegedly used charm and persuasion to gain access to upscale homes before refusing to move out.

The new series, executive produced by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, follows distressed property owners as they confront allegedly manipulative occupants in emotional efforts to take back their homes. (ABC News Studios)

Among the cases highlighted is that of Alden Marin, an artist living with stage IV cancer, who reportedly allowed McNulty to stay at his home in the fall of 2021.

According to Vanity Fair, McNulty told Marin she needed a place to stay for only a few days while construction on her own home was being completed. Instead, the visit allegedly dragged on for a month, and Marin’s initially courteous guest became increasingly abrasive, demanding and confrontational.

At Marin’s home, McNulty allegedly used his credit cards, changed the locks while he was hospitalized and flushed cloth napkins down the toilet, clogging the pipes, Vanity Fair reported. She also allegedly demanded as much as $20,000 to leave.

“She saw in my brother a kind of perfect storm,” Alden’s sister, Mindy Marin, told Vanity Fair. “She has this actressy English thing about her. Super flirty. She’s just got it down—especially the men—by being this English rose.”

McNulty has disputed Marin’s account, claiming he had the locks changed while her possessions were still inside the residence, according to the magazine.

Ellie Mae McNulty was the subject of Hulu’s now-streaming true crime docuseries titled: “Squatters: Get the F*** Out of My House.” The 6-episode series began streaming on June 3. (Instagram/Ellie Mae McNulty)

At the center is California’s laws which allow guests, even those who do not pay rent, to be treated as tenants after a certain period of occupancy, making it difficult for homeowners to immediately remove unwanted houseguests.

Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair.

Marin’s sister, Mindy Marin, later uncovered more than 10 legal cases involving McNulty going back nearly two decades, with the most recent tied to residents around Point Dume, the outlet reported.

People walking on Zuma Beach with Point Dume in the background in Malibu, California

People walk on Zuma Beach with Point Dume in the background during a winter heat wave in Malibu, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2026. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Her alleged past victims included an 80-something Santa Monica widow, a yoga teacher who said McNulty stiffed her on rent and classes, and others who claimed the accused squatter used California’s tenant protections to drag out her stays, according to Vanity Fair.

News Agency has reached out McNulty for comment.

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