Hayden Panettiere’s HOA Took Drastic Step Against Boyfriend Before Her Death

Actress Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend raised so many red flags among her neighbors that her homeowners’ association (HOA) put up “wanted”-style posters warning residents not to let him enter the property.

About one year before Panettiere’s sudden death on Sunday, the HOA posted warnings featuring photos of Brian Hickerson, who had been linked to the “Nashville” actress for years despite his domestic abuse conviction. The posters instructed residents not to allow Hickerson into the building and to call the police if they saw him on the property.

Mia Terrazas, who lived next door to Panettiere in her West Hollywood, California, condo, told entertainment site TMZ that the posters went up in August 2025 following years of disturbances involving Hickerson and complaints about his presence in “common areas” around the complex.

Terrazas said she was afraid of Hickerson and told Inside Edition that she called 911 on a number of occasions over disturbances coming from Panettiere’s apartment.

“I was terrified of him, and I have a concealed carry [permit], so that’s saying a lot,” she said.

 

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The HOA took the signs down after about one week, Terrazas said, telling her only that Hickerson was “no longer considered a threat.”

Hickerson was in the South Carolina Airbnb rental with Panettiere when she was found dead on Sunday afternoon, reportedly sleeping in another room when his brother, Zach Hickerson, discovered the actress unresponsive in a chair.

Police reportedly showed up on Wednesday at a Greenville, South Carolina, home owned by Hickerson’s grandmother and said that they were there to conduct a “welfare check,” though officials said the call was unrelated to the investigation into Panettiere’s death.

An autopsy performed one day after Panettiere’s death —which came just five days before her 37th birthday — revealed no “signs of trauma” that would have contributed to her death. Her official cause and manner of death remain undetermined pending further investigation and additional testing, including toxicology results, which the Greenville County coroner has said could take up to eight weeks.