What started as a dispute over alleged again hire for her Southwest Atlanta restaurant, Blaze Steak and Seafood, has escalated into an all-out authorized battle, with Kandi Burruss now accusing her landlord of harassment. The previous Actual Housewives of Atlanta star’s firm just lately sought an emergency courtroom listening to, claiming the owner’s techniques are a ploy for leverage of their ongoing litigation.
Again in March, Kandi Burruss, 49, denied claims that she was being sued for unpaid hire regarding Blaze Steakhouse, which she co-owns along with her husband, Todd Tucker, by means of their Burruss Tucker Restaurant Group.
Nonetheless, in line with courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, the state of affairs has intensified. Burruss’ firm filed a brand new movement alleging that Montego Pacific, the owner for Blaze Steakhouse, despatched a letter on June thirteenth, outdoors of the pending authorized proceedings. This letter reportedly demanded $190,450 in rental funds and insisted that the restaurant resume operations inside 5 days.
Burruss’ authorized workforce contends that the owner issued authorized threats in opposition to the corporate in the event that they didn’t comply, regardless of the lively lawsuit. A lawyer representing Burruss’ corporations argued that the letter was despatched for the “sole objective of harassing and intimidating” their purchasers and to “acquire leverage” within the ongoing litigation.
“It’s unethical and in opposition to public coverage for a celebration and particularly counsel for a celebration engaged in litigation to threaten felony proceedings or judicial proceedings for the only objective of trying to achieve leverage,” Burruss’ lawyer acknowledged within the submitting.
The decide, nonetheless, denied Burruss’ corporations’ emergency movement. A lawyer for Montego Pacific commented, “Montego Pacific believes that Defendants’ movement lacked benefit, and we’re glad that the Court docket agreed.”
The unique lawsuit, filed by Montego Pacific, claims that Burruss’ corporations owe $154,000 in past-due hire for the restaurant, which opened in 2020. The owner additional alleges that Burruss’ corporations failed “to maintain the premises in good upkeep and restore,” resulting in Montego incurring a further $56,000 in restore prices that they declare are the tenant’s accountability beneath the lease. Kandi Burruss beforehand criticized the owner’s resolution to call her personally as a defendant after the preliminary lawsuit was filed.