Stevie Wonder Sues to Evict Rent-Free Tenant from Hollywood House After Nearly 40 Years
The legendary singer claims Carmen Efferson is refusing to allow insurance inspectors into the home where she's lived for free since 1988.
Stevie Wonder, the renowned singer known by his birth name Stevland Morris, has initiated legal proceedings to remove a woman named Carmen Efferson from his Los Angeles residence. Efferson has been residing rent-free in the property for 38 years, according to legal documents obtained by Billboard. The dispute stems from an informal agreement that allowed Efferson to live in the three-bedroom house for nearly four decades.
The exact nature of her relationship with Wonder is unclear, although historical reports suggest they were linked around 1988, the year of his collaboration with Michael Jackson on "Get It." No marriage ever took place between them. Despite multiple attempts by Wonder's representatives to enter the house in July for a property insurance inspection, Efferson refused, expressing feelings of harassment.
She also responded to a legal notice from the singer's attorneys with profanity-laden language, claiming she was being harassed. In response to her refusal to comply with the requests for inspection, Wonder's legal team filed an eviction lawsuit against Efferson on October 22nd. The lawsuit, detailing the unlawful detainer claim, seeks to have Efferson removed from the property and requests $600 in damages due to the lapse in property insurance coverage caused by her actions. Efferson has not yet responded to the allegations.
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