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Stevie Wonder files tenant eviction case against ex-fiancée Carmen Efferson after nearly four decades
The lawsuit is an unlawful detainer action over a home where Carmen Efferson has lived rent-free since 1988 under what the suit calls an oral agreement.
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A rent-free home and a civil lawsuit
Stevie Wonder is suing to evict his ex-fiancée Carmen Efferson from his home, where she has lived rent-free for nearly four decades [1]. The case affects Efferson, who lives in the house, and Wonder, who owns it [1].
The suit is an unlawful detainer action [2]. It is a civil lawsuit, filed on a Thursday after Efferson did not leave by an eviction deadline [3].
The oral agreement at the center of the suit
According to the suit, Efferson has lived in the home since July 1988 under an oral agreement [1]. Wonder and Efferson allegedly reached that agreement in 1988, and it allowed her to live there rent-free [3].
Efferson confirmed she was engaged to Wonder when she moved into the house, but the two never married [2].
The exchange before the lawsuit
Efferson responded to Wonder's legal team with a profanity-laced email [1]. The letter she responded to was written by Huff's law partner, Tempestt Tatum, according to Huff [3].
In her July email, Efferson told Wonder's lawyer she did not consent to entry into the home where she lives [1]. When Efferson allegedly threatened to contact police, Wonder's legal team proceeded with eviction, setting a late August deadline [1].
The deadline passes
Efferson did not leave by the eviction deadline, which led to the Thursday civil lawsuit [3]. Efferson declined to comment on the lawsuit [2].
What it means for you
If you are following this tenant eviction case, the facts show it is an unlawful detainer action, a civil suit filed after a late August deadline passed [1][3][2].
The suit centers on an arrangement that was oral, not written, and that allegedly allowed rent-free living since 1988 [1][3]. In this case, the dispute moved to court after Efferson told Wonder's lawyer in a July email that she did not consent to entry into the home [1][3].
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