Overview
- A Los Angeles Superior Court ruled on December 26 that the lease was forfeited for nonpayment and ordered the pair to surrender the property.
- Landlord John Karan seeks roughly $84,000 in rent plus attorney fees and damages, with the final accounting not yet determined.
- Records show the couple leased the nearly 7,000-square-foot home in 2020 for $12,000 per month and paid a $24,000 security deposit.
- Richards says she moved out in late 2023, while Phypers stayed with family; she alleges damage to the home, which sources close to him dispute.
- Separate cases continue, including a permanent restraining order Richards obtained in November, felony charges against Phypers that he denies, and his pending spousal-support request citing over $100,000 in monthly expenses and about $850,000 in debt.