Katy Perry Convent Battle Rages On (Photo : REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI)
Singer Katy Perry's hopes of living out her days in a Catholic Convent overlooking the hills of downtown Hollywood may still be a dream following a court ruling, which permitted the property to be rented for the duration of its legal battle.
The ongoing battle between the nuns of the Convent of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the archdioceses of Los Angeles and the "Roar" singer has been termed by media as one of the most intriguing real estate property cases in Southern California.
A federal judge has decided that the convent which is perched on top of the Los Feliz community should be rented at a sum that is reasonable till the legal battle sees an end, according to a report in Fox News.
The next date for the case has been scheduled for Sept. 15 where the courts will then decide which party will get to be the tenant. The court will determine if the present occupant Dana Hollister should remain in possession of the property or if Perry be allowed to move in.
The property is an old Hollywood estate and was a private residence before it became a convent according to Adrian Glick Kudler, senior editor of Curbed LA who told USA Today the property has rarely been photographed.
At the heart of the legal dispute is the argument as to who has the right to sell the villa-style property. The issue came to a head when the Los Angeles, archdioceses headed by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, sold the property to Perry.
Meanwhile confusion ensued when the nuns who claim to own the estate had already sold it to restaurant owner Dana Hollister.
Recently LA County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant issued an injunction saying the verdict is in the best interest of the nuns and that no one can claim the property during the ongoing lawsuit.
Furthermore, Chalfant is reported to have said according to the publication that the sale by the nuns to Hollister was "improper" and that while the nuns can claim ownership of the property, it is Archbishop Jose Gomez who has authority over the outcome of the estate.
