Jagger's ex sues landlord
2003-09-19 11:20
New York - Bianca Jagger complains in a $20 million lawsuit that her Park Avenue apartment is not a proper home because it is infested with toxic mould.
Jagger, 58, accused the owner and managing agents of her Manhattan building of negligence, breach of contract and fraud. She said in court papers that she had been constructively evicted because water leaks and mould contamination made the apartment uninhabitable.
A New York Times article on September 11 quoted Jagger, who was married to rocker Mick Jagger from 1971 to 1979, as saying that she had endured a "difficult" summer partly because "my apartment has poisonous mould".
A search of Manhattan Housing Court records revealed that Jagger is being sued by the owner of the building, Katz Park Avenue Corp, for non-payment of several months of the $4 000 monthly rent. The case is due back in court on October 6.
- AP