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R. Kelly Evicted From 2 Atlanta Properties as Legal and Financial Troubles Pile Up

Singer, songwriter, and producer R. Kelly was recently evicted from two properties in the Atlanta suburbs for failing to pay more than $30,000 in back rent and fees.

The two properties, situated in the tree-lined Johns Creek neighborhood of Duluth, GA, have had a shadow cast on them by the scandals surrounding Kelly. There’s a large mansion and a smaller home, both of which Kelly had been renting. The homes have taken center stage in sex abuse allegations against the entertainer, in addition to dual burglaries committed in December.

The mansion

The larger home on Old Homestead Trail was used as a primary residence by Kelly, according to BuzzFeed, which published a bombshell report in October accusing the popular R&B crooner of running a “sex cult” involving brainwashing, with a stable of young women kept in guesthouses near his Johns Creek home.

Kelly denies these allegations.

The singer rented the large mansion for $11,542.45 per month. Built in 2000, the 9,000-square-foot estate is situated on 2.5 acres and has its own batting cage and a tennis court that Kelly turned into a basketball court. Indoors, the home boasts luxe amenities, including a home theater and cigar bar.

The modest home

The second, smaller home Kelly rented is located on Saint Devon Crossing.

Built in 1992, the 2,348-square-foot home sits in a cul-de-sac and has four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kelly was paying $3,000 per month rent on the property, which is just 2 miles from the larger home.

The burglary

Both homes were allegedly burgled by Kelly’s close friend Alphonso Walker over Thanksgiving weekend. According to People, Walker hired movers to clean out both houses, and then sold the contents at a price of $6,000 per room.

The theft was discovered by a cleaning lady in late November. Kelly returned from tour and recorded a video of the aftermath, and posted it on Instagram in early December.

Walker turned himself in to authorities in Johns Creek days later, according to TMZ.

After the burglaries, Kelly appears to have just stopped paying rent and left the homes behind.

Published excerpts from court documents related to the recent eviction show Kelly hasn’t paid a dime after the December burglaries and currently owes rent and interest for January and February.

The Daily Mail also reports when officials tried to serve the eviction notice to Kelly at his home, the property was empty and appeared to be abandoned. SB Property Management Global, which filed documents with the court, is seeking to get first dibs on any insurance money related to the break-ins to cover back rent and property damage.

Edmond Green of SB Property Management Global, who filed the court documents against Kelly, couldn’t be reached for comment.

Foreclosure blues

Property woes like this aren’t anything new for the “Ignition” singer. Kelly simply stopped paying the mortgage in June 2010 on his megamansion near Chicago in Olympia Fields, IL. His decision led to the home’s foreclosure. Despite Kelly owing nearly $3 million on the home and its valuation at more than $5 million when it was built in 1999, it was purchased from the bank in 2013 by Isley Brother Rudolph Isley for just $587,500.

Kelly left the 11,000-square-foot estate in disarray when he decided to split.

The same year, Kelly reportedly got a tax bill for almost $5 million for not paying the IRS dating back to 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Here’s how the home looked when the bank took over the property and put it on the market:

Legal issues

With unpaid bills mounting, Kelly is still under investigation by law enforcement in relation to October’s sex abuse accusations.

Several sources in BuzzFeed’s expose on Kelly say Kelly kept six women in three rented properties in the Atlanta and Chicago suburbs, where they were controlled, abused, and kept against their will.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Kelly also rented a third property in Johns Creek, on Creek Wind Court. In July, Tim and Jonjelyn Savage held a press conference outside the home, and accused Kelly of recruiting their daughter Joycelyn into a cult and holding her against her will.

“My daughter is severely brainwashed,” Jonjelyn told the gathered crowd.

Joycelyn, an aspiring singer, later released a video to TMZ saying she was “in a happy place” and “totally fine” but refused to disclose where she was living.

But her denial won’t be enough to put the matter to rest. According to the Journal-Constitution, Johns Creek police referred the matter to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in August. A spokesman for the district attorney says the file is still under review.

In the meantime, it seems as if Kelly is done with Atlanta and left with his rental pad in Chicago’s Trump Tower.

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