Katy Perry is even farther away from owning the convent of her dreams after a judge ruled Thursday that her $14.5 million Los Feliz mansion-turned-convent—accidentally doubly sold to both Perry and entrepreneur Dana Hollister—was improperly purchased.
Page Six reports:
Thursday’s mixed ruling by Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant will tie up the once-lavish estate in months of litigation. While the judge preliminarily ruled that entrepreneur Dana Hollister’s purchase of the convent is invalid, he ordered her to pay $25,000 a month to support the nuns and denied representatives for Los Angeles’ Catholic archbishop or Perry access to the convent during the dispute.
“There is no doubt in my mind sale to defendant Hollister was improper and invalid,” Chalfant said.
Hollister has plans to turn the convent into a boutique hotel and restaurant, while Perry would transform it into a private home.
Perry, who bought the convent from Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, cannot go forward with her purchase because Hollister, who bought the convent from the nuns who lived at the convent, has already registered for the property’s deed. According to the judge, “it will take months, if not years, to resolve the dispute between the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the archbishop.”
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