In 2015, she bought a former Catholic convent in Los Angeles for $15 million, over the objections of nuns who once lived there. This isn’t the first time Perry has run into real estate trouble. Medical records at trial indicated that he is displaying early signs of dementia and experiencing tremors associated with Huntington’s disease, a rare, inherited neurological condition that impairs functional abilities. He claimed that he had been taking painkillers after major surgery and was in no condition to enter a contract to sell the home - where he intended to live the remainder of his life.Ĭhart Westcott said his father’s health is failing and he was admitted to a full-time medical facility after the case started. Westcott bought it in May 2020 for $11.25 million, but by July signed a contract with Perry’s business manager, Bernie Gudvi, to sell the place for $15 million. The house is in the exclusive enclave of Montecito, outside Santa Barbara, which is home to celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt. Westcott breached the contract for no other reason than he had changed his mind.” In a statement, Rowen said, “The evidence shows that Mr. Eric Rowen, an attorney representing Perry’s real estate manager, applauded the decision and said it was clear that Westcott “engaged in complex negotiations over several weeks with multiple parties to transact a lucrative sale of the property that netted him a substantial profit.”
