THE secret buyer of Serena Williams’ crumbling ?????hood home has ties to her stepmom who”‘stole” the property – and has taken out a hefty mortgage.
The dilapidated pad was at the center of a years-long legal battle involving Lakeisha and Richard
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As reported, Lakeisha had taken out a huge loan and was unable to pay it back — which almost
saw the house auctioned off in a messy legal battle to pay off the $436,000 she owed.
The house in Palm Beach, Florida, was saved from foreclosure at the last minute by a mystery
purchaser, who bought the property for $1.2 million just days before a court-ordered auction.
This meant that Lakeisha’s debt was paid off — and, handily, she is believed to have made a near
half a million profit from the sale.
Her husband Richard initially filed for divorce and battled to get control back of the house, but
has since reconciled with Lakeisha.
She admitted in court documents to forging “King Richard’s” signature but claimed she only did
so to afford to feed their young son, Dylan, now 12.
Richard’s son, Chavoita LeSane, said Lakeisha managed to “save” the house which is still being
kept in the family, as it appears someone bought it on their behalf.
Although Chavoita is now power of attorney for Richard, 82, he claims not to know who the new
owner is.
It is the latest bizarre installment in the long-running saga of Richard and Lakeisha’s house.
‘BALLOON MORTGAGE’
According to public records, the buyer is a company set up in June last year called Hardy Firm
LLC.
