Post by getaropeandlynchhim on Jan 30, 2005 17:44:00 GMT -5
Rocker Love faces foreclosure
SCOTT GUTIERREZ
THE OLYMPIAN
Rock star Courtney Love's mounting legal problems have stretched into Thurston County, where a mortgage company is seeking foreclosure on property she purchased southwest of Littlerock.
Love, widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, owes about $318,000 on the property and hasn't paid the bills since December 2003, according to a complaint filed in Thurston County Superior Court by Los Angeles-based WMC Mortgage Corp.
The home, on 13 acres along the edge of Capitol Forest, apparently was purchased for Cobain's family. It does not make clear who lives there, although it states the late musician's mother, Wendy O'Connor, might claim a right to the property.
A representative for Love could not be reached for comment, and nothing had been filed as of Friday in response to the lawsuit. Attorneys had asked the court for authorization to mail Love a notice of the complaint, which indicates they've had difficulty contacting her.
O'Connor, when reached by telephone, also declined to comment. She referred all questions to "Courtney."
Love bought the property in 1997, according to the county Assessor's Web site. She signed the deed of trust in June 2003, court documents say. In the legal complaint, she also is named as trustee of the Courtney Love Family Trust.
Love, 40, has been in and out of court the past few years, most recently to regain custody of her and Cobain's 12-year-old daughter, Frances Bean. Love temporarily lost custody of her daughter in October 2003, after her arrest for breaking a window at her ex-boyfriend's home and for overdosing on pain-killers.
In a May interview with Blender magazine, the former lead singer of Hole spoke of having financial problems and claimed she and her daughter had been swindled out of about $40 million by a "fiduciary institution."
Love's accountant has been in negotiations over the home loan, according to court documents filed by the California-based mortgage company. The accountant could not be reached for comment.
The home was built in 1903 by Thomas Bordeaux, who owned a successful lumber company in the early 1900s that cut timber from the Black Hills. It's one of the last remaining structures from the town of Bordeaux, which was demolished when the logging operation closed in 1941, according to county records. The gabled, bungalow-style home is listed on the local historical inventory.
Olympia was home to Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's early years, and it is where he wrote many of the band's songs. Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994, grew up in Aberdeen and moved to Olympia at age 20.
Love also is registered as the owner of a second property east of Olympia, according to the Thurston County Assessor's Office Web site. Cobain's sister, Kim, was served with copies of the legal proceeding at that address, court documents say.
The lawsuit, which was filed late last year, seeks a judgment against Love for the loan's remaining balance, in addition to legal fees and interest. It seeks foreclosure if the balance is not paid and that the home be put up for bid at a public auction, according to court documents.
A conference to determine the status of the lawsuit is scheduled next month.
Online Extras
An in-depth look at Kurt Cobain's years in Olypmia, where he wrote some of his most famous songs
www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050130/southsound/78326.shtml
SCOTT GUTIERREZ
THE OLYMPIAN
Rock star Courtney Love's mounting legal problems have stretched into Thurston County, where a mortgage company is seeking foreclosure on property she purchased southwest of Littlerock.
Love, widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, owes about $318,000 on the property and hasn't paid the bills since December 2003, according to a complaint filed in Thurston County Superior Court by Los Angeles-based WMC Mortgage Corp.
The home, on 13 acres along the edge of Capitol Forest, apparently was purchased for Cobain's family. It does not make clear who lives there, although it states the late musician's mother, Wendy O'Connor, might claim a right to the property.
A representative for Love could not be reached for comment, and nothing had been filed as of Friday in response to the lawsuit. Attorneys had asked the court for authorization to mail Love a notice of the complaint, which indicates they've had difficulty contacting her.
O'Connor, when reached by telephone, also declined to comment. She referred all questions to "Courtney."
Love bought the property in 1997, according to the county Assessor's Web site. She signed the deed of trust in June 2003, court documents say. In the legal complaint, she also is named as trustee of the Courtney Love Family Trust.
Love, 40, has been in and out of court the past few years, most recently to regain custody of her and Cobain's 12-year-old daughter, Frances Bean. Love temporarily lost custody of her daughter in October 2003, after her arrest for breaking a window at her ex-boyfriend's home and for overdosing on pain-killers.
In a May interview with Blender magazine, the former lead singer of Hole spoke of having financial problems and claimed she and her daughter had been swindled out of about $40 million by a "fiduciary institution."
Love's accountant has been in negotiations over the home loan, according to court documents filed by the California-based mortgage company. The accountant could not be reached for comment.
The home was built in 1903 by Thomas Bordeaux, who owned a successful lumber company in the early 1900s that cut timber from the Black Hills. It's one of the last remaining structures from the town of Bordeaux, which was demolished when the logging operation closed in 1941, according to county records. The gabled, bungalow-style home is listed on the local historical inventory.
Olympia was home to Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's early years, and it is where he wrote many of the band's songs. Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994, grew up in Aberdeen and moved to Olympia at age 20.
Love also is registered as the owner of a second property east of Olympia, according to the Thurston County Assessor's Office Web site. Cobain's sister, Kim, was served with copies of the legal proceeding at that address, court documents say.
The lawsuit, which was filed late last year, seeks a judgment against Love for the loan's remaining balance, in addition to legal fees and interest. It seeks foreclosure if the balance is not paid and that the home be put up for bid at a public auction, according to court documents.
A conference to determine the status of the lawsuit is scheduled next month.
Online Extras
An in-depth look at Kurt Cobain's years in Olypmia, where he wrote some of his most famous songs
www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050130/southsound/78326.shtml
