Today a judge in Morristown will issue a judgment of possession to Joe Gorga which will allow him to officially evict Patterson in the upcoming days. This judge ruled strictly under leasing laws. Joe will have to return to court to sue for moneys owed with regard to the sale. However, since Joe no longer wants to go through with the sale after losing confidence in Patterson’s ability to pay, I imagine he will just evict the tenant and move into the house himself.
Below are some excerpts from an article by Peggy Wright published by the Daily Record:
Bolding is mine.
A tenant of a Montville mansion owned by “Real Housewives of New Jersey” co-stars Melissa and Joe Gorga owes at least $23,477 in rent and late fees to the couple, a judge ruled Wednesday, but the tenant said he will pay the amount by Thursday to avoid possible eviction.
Superior Court Judge Stephen Taylor, sitting in Morristown, conducted a bench trial Tuesday and Wednesday on the Gorga’s complaint to evict tenant Kai Patterson for non-payment of rent for the 13,000-square-foot mansion on Pond View. The judge ultimately ruled in favor of the Gorgas and said he would enter a judgment of possession Thursday, the legal step before a landlord can obtain a warrant of removal after three business days to physically oust a tenant.
“The money is currently due and owing and Mr. Patterson has to pay that forthwith to avoid eviction,” Taylor said in court.
Taylor identified the due amount as $23,477 but noted the sum will change after he recalculates a small credit in Patterson’s favor and adds in legal fees incurred by three attorneys who represented the Gorgas.
“Absolutely,” Patterson said after the hearing, when asked if he planned to pay whatever is owed to ward off eviction. He had testified that he had the financial wherewithal to make $2 million annually as president of Bounty Alert Inc. and founder of a second company.
Joe Gorga, who was present for the ruling with attorney Jonathan Korn, said after the hearing he wants Patterson out of the house and plans to file a lawsuit against him even if he pays the entire judgment.
“He’s a squatter, a deadbeat and I don’t want him to hurt another family,” Gorga said.
Patterson started lagging on payments and then outright withheld rent, claiming the house leaked, lacked hot water, had a beaver living in a crawlspace and had old shirts stuffed in chimneys to keep out drafts. Joe Gorga in June filed a complaint against Patterson to start the eviction process. While the case was pending, judges allowed Patterson to stay in the house as long as he posted a total of $35,000 with the court.
The judge rejected claims by Patterson’s lawyer that rent wasn’t paid because the home wasn’t habitable. The judge said he heard no evidence to conclude the house couldn’t be lived in.
“If (occupants) can’t sleep in one of the seven or so bedrooms they can move to one of the other bedrooms,” Taylor said.
Korn, representing the Gorgas, started the case alleging that Patterson owed $192,557 between March and August of this year. But the judge refused to consider the tenant’s alleged failure to make payments toward the purchase, saying the Gorga’s complaint referred only to non-payment of rent. Taylor said that either party can pursue further legal action but his ruling had to be limited to the rent non-payment allegations.
Korn had wanted the judge to treat Patterson as a corporate tenant instead of a residential tenant but Taylor said the lease agreement explicitly stated it was a residential lease though one tenant is identified as the company, Bounty Alert Inc. Patterson, who lives in the home with his elderly step-father, has said he wanted to use the home as a backdrop for a reality TV show he hopes to start.
Patterson’s lawyer, Richard Koppenaal, wanted the judge to grant him a money credit toward future rent by arguing that the Gorgas committed an “anticipatory breach” of the purchase agreement they had with Patterson. The judge declined, and Korn said the Gorgas have indicated they want to move back into the house because they want Patterson out and don’t trust him to make good on future rents.
“He’s not a deadbeat, this is a man who is paying the rent,” Koppenaal told the judge.
Korn stated: “The reason Mr. Gorga wants him out is because he’s a deadbeat. Mr. Gorga cannot afford to carry two homes.”
I wondered why the Gorga’s rented their house to this person, seems like there was little if no background check on this man. Then I read the part about the renter wanting to do a “reality show” from that house, and it all made sense. I bet ol Joe thought he would be involved in that….
Ha, Joe calling Kai a “deadbeat.” Pot, kettle, yada yada yada. I wonder how Mrs. Deadbeat’s “singing” career is going this season?
Can the Beavers stay or will they be evicted too?
Do they have swatters rights?
You mean squatters rights. They may. I hear the beavers have pooled their savings and have alledgely retained Phaedra and plan on suing to stay.
I’m glad that the tenant found the beavers’ shirts in the fireplace (aka beaver closet), since Fall is coming soon.
I bet Melissa, the shore whore, is looking forward to a new sheared beaver coat for the winter. Can’t stand that vapid hooker.
I bet Poison is looking forward to a new sheared beaver, or even his old sheared beaver. Although full length beavers are making a comeback.
The commenters of Tamara Tattles have spoken and it’s clear that the only thing that matters is the poor beavers. Whatever will become of the beavers?
I love the photo of Sir Beaver that you posted. I picture him saying those words with a refined English (UK) accent. I said good day, sirrrrr!
I only want Kai Patterson evicted. Let the beavers stay. They give the McMansion character!
Do the Gorgas have enough cash flow fro the Garbage Truck to cover a $20,000 a month note? Doubt it! Unless they’re laundering money through that garbage truck!
Hasn’t Patterson had other legal problems? I remember looking him up on the internet and it seems this kind of crap is pretty standard for him.
Well now thy can stop pretending they are building a new McMansion and move back.
I don’t think they can afford the mansion…
This article is so inaccurate. The Gorgas only won the right to collect legal fees and late fees. If I chose to make the payment for September’s rent and the ongoing rent, I can stay as long as I want.
Mr. Gorga attempted to collect payments towards the purchase of the property and lost on every request. The Judge ruled that I only had to pay rent, which has saved me $510,000 over the next year and prevents Mr. Gorga from seeking anything more than rent.
I attempted to contact Mr. Gorga to discuss the repairs with Mr. Gorga, but he refuses to accept my calls. I have decided to have my attorney provide Mr. Gorga with a mutual agreement to terminate the rental and purchase agreement. If Mr. Gorga accepts the terms, then and only then will I move. If he does not accept the terms, I am going to stay
Good luck with that. I don’t they the court ruling means what you think it does. Neither do the local New Jersey reporters who were in the courtroom.
I admire your ability to write to every blogger on the Internet about this ad infinitum at all hours of the day and night and still run your super duper lucrative business though. That’s quite the feat! And you plan to have time to film your own reality show as well. The people of New Jersey seem to A LOT of time on their hands to scan the Internet for every mention of their names but none for lesser things like removing large,nocturnal semi-aquatic rodents from their living environments.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:56 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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