The pop star accepted a  plea deal to settle a vandalism charge that puts him on probation for  two years. The probation will be supervised until he completes 12 weekly  anger management sessions, works five days of community labor and pays  the restitution.
The sentence also requires Bieber to stay at least 100 yards way from the victim's family.
Bieber must let the  probation officer know if he is deported or otherwise leaves the  country, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Leland Harris said.
"Justin is glad to get  this matter resolved and behind him," his representative said in a  written statement. "He will continue to move forward focusing on his  career and his music."
The misdemeanor charge  was filed Wednesday morning by the Los Angeles County District attorney  five months after a sheriff's investigator recommended it be prosecuted  as a felony.
Assistant District  Attorney Alan Yochelson told the judge that while the damage to Jeffrey  Schwartz's "dream house" was "incredible" he did not think it warranted a  felony charge.
Yochelson called it "an  extremely immature and silly act" that caused "incredible amount of  damage" to what the neighbors considered their "dream house."
Bieber's lawyer previously called it a "silly prank."
Bieber, 20, was not  required to be in court. Attorney Shawn Holley, known for her frequent  appearances defending Lindsay Lohan, entered the "no contest" plea on  his behalf in a Van Nuys, California, court Wednesday afternoon.
The vandalism case is  what lawyers call a "wobbler," meaning the district attorney could have  prosecuted it as a felony -- which would have much more serious  consequences for the singer -- or as a misdemeanor.
Bieber has since moved from the neighborhood, selling the mansion to Khloe Kardashian.
Bieber's drunken driving  charge in Miami is also still pending, although a source close to that  case said talks are under way to reach a plea deal to avoid a trial.
Los Angeles prosecutors  decided in June not to pursue charges against Bieber for an incident in  which a Los Angeles woman accused him of trying to take her cell phone.
The egging case began  when the singer's neighbor called 911 to report that someone was  throwing eggs over a fence from Bieber's home. Residents of the  exclusive community had previously reported several incidents allegedly  involving Bieber, including speeding on the residential streets.
Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department searched Bieber's home on January 14 for video  from Bieber's security cameras they hoped would show what happened.  They later presented prosecutors of video they said supports a vandalism  charge against Bieber, an investigator said.
Bieber house guest Lil  Za, a rapper whose real name is Xavier Smith, was arrested on a felony  drug charge during the raid. Deputies added a vandalism charge when he  damaged a jail phone. He later accepted a plea deal for probation.
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