A lawsuit filed by State Sen. Royce West alleges that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant caused so much damage to a DeSoto home that West had to spend more than $60,000 for repairs, Tom Steele of the Dallas Morning News reports.
In court papers filed last week, attorneys for West call the treatment of the home “negligent and abusive.”
West discovered the 6,400-square-foot home “littered with trash and feces, missing blinds and shutters, with cracked windows and blackened carpeting” after Bryant moved out in January, and his lawyers say Bryant refuses to accept responsibility for the damage.
West is seeking between $100,000 and $200,000 in damages.
Lease documents show that Bryant was paying $4,720 a month for the home in a gated community, which he started renting in September 2013.
The lease required Bryant to keep the property clean, and to leave it in the same condition as when he started renting it, except for normal wear and tear.
Pets were also prohibited by the lease; Bryant came under fire from PETA last year for owning a Capuchin monkey, but DeSoto authorities said there was no evidence the primate was being kept within city limits.
The lawsuit says that after Bryant terminated the lease in January, he did not send a representative to perform a walk-through inspection of the home with West.
West encountered “irreparable damage to carpeting, flooring, windows, shutters, and blinds; the presence of animal feces, trash, debris, and personal property inside the residence; and distinct and pervasive odors throughout” during the walk-through, the lawsuit says.
Because of the damage, West had to repaint the entire house, clean or replace all of the flooring and carpeting, replace the home security system, replace doors and windows and perform an extensive cleaning, among other repairs, according to the lawsuit. The repairs totaled $61,546.77.
West’s lawyers said he contacted Bryant and his agent in April about the repairs but did not receive a response.
In court papers filed last week, attorneys for West call the treatment of the home “negligent and abusive.”
West discovered the 6,400-square-foot home “littered with trash and feces, missing blinds and shutters, with cracked windows and blackened carpeting” after Bryant moved out in January, and his lawyers say Bryant refuses to accept responsibility for the damage.
West is seeking between $100,000 and $200,000 in damages.
Lease documents show that Bryant was paying $4,720 a month for the home in a gated community, which he started renting in September 2013.
The lease required Bryant to keep the property clean, and to leave it in the same condition as when he started renting it, except for normal wear and tear.
Pets were also prohibited by the lease; Bryant came under fire from PETA last year for owning a Capuchin monkey, but DeSoto authorities said there was no evidence the primate was being kept within city limits.
The lawsuit says that after Bryant terminated the lease in January, he did not send a representative to perform a walk-through inspection of the home with West.
West encountered “irreparable damage to carpeting, flooring, windows, shutters, and blinds; the presence of animal feces, trash, debris, and personal property inside the residence; and distinct and pervasive odors throughout” during the walk-through, the lawsuit says.
Because of the damage, West had to repaint the entire house, clean or replace all of the flooring and carpeting, replace the home security system, replace doors and windows and perform an extensive cleaning, among other repairs, according to the lawsuit. The repairs totaled $61,546.77.
West’s lawyers said he contacted Bryant and his agent in April about the repairs but did not receive a response.
