Dita Von Teese v. Patel

Judgment Entered 04-19-12 Dita Von Teese v. Patel

here is a basic summary of the case:

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2010/09/01/dita-von-teese-sues-landlord-for-security-deposit/

"Dita Von Teese on Monday filed a lawsuitagainst her former landlord, whom she says "went on Mel Gibson-like anti-Semitic tangents, personally attacking [Von Teese's] Jewish managers and business partners" when she sought the return of her $5,000 security deposit.

Von Teese, who lived for four years in the nearly 1,600 square foot, three-bedroom, three-bath single-family residence a block off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, claimed in the lawsuit that she followed move-out procedure, complete with a final walk-through with landlord Lallubhai N. Patel."

keith wrote me:

Did you report this on your blog? Important story both of the wave of anti-semitism and how landlords try and abuse tenants. Tenants usually do not have financial ability to fight.

Keith A. Fink

now i'm worried about the collection process. see also "creepy landlord"