Post Malone has sued his ex-landlord for what, he said, is a dispute over the return of a partial deposit to rent a $26million mansion.
On Wednesday (April 26), Posty Touring — the “Sunflower” star’s Los Angeles-based company — filed a lawsuit against DK Developments, claiming that the developer was in breach of contract.
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The rental agreement — which was signed by Posty Touring to rent an eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom Brentwood, CA estate on May 17, 2022 — required the rapper to put down a $400,000 security deposit.
“[Defendant] is improperly withholding at least $338,419.28,” reads the lawsuit obtained by Radar Online. “Defendant grossly overstated amounts of claimed damages, deducted for items that are plainly not deductible under the Lease of California law, and failed to provide supporting documentation of claimed damages for multiple requests.”
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But Post Malone (real name Austin Richard Post) admitted that he maintains some responsibility for some damages. Specifically, Malone admits that he owes $50,469.66 in utility payments, plus another $11,000 in rent payments for the two extra days that he stayed in the 12,800-sq. ft. estate.
To date, DK Developments has not responded to the lawsuit.
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The legal drama with his ex-landlord isn’t the only courtroom drama that Post Malone has been involved in as of late. Last month, he settled a 2019 lawsuit in relation to his hit track, “Circles.”
The suit stemmed from a songwriter who alleged he co-created the beat and didn’t receive proper compensation or credit. According to court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter in March, news that the matter was settled was handed down as the court was in the process of selecting a jury. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In his suit, plaintiff Tyler Armes referenced an August 2018 recording session with Post where the Canadian rocker reportedly co-wrote the keyboard chords and the guitar melody and had “significant input” on the bassline.
According to Armes, all the instrumentation and vocal melodies in the song recorded that night are “note for note rhythmically and melodically identical” to the final version of the song.
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He said he was then offered only a five percent share of publishing royalties when he reached out to producer Frank Dukes after the song dropped. Post’s manager, Dre London, allegedly shut down negotiations for a higher share and threatened to withdraw the offer if it wasn’t accepted.
The four-day trial was set to feature witnesses playing instruments on the stand. Post was also expected to testify.
