US judge ask to resolve Katy Perry property sale dispute
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Los Angeles Archdiocese are embroiled in a property dispute where Perry is said to be one of the interested buyers of the plot
A judge has asked attorneys for a group of nuns to work with attorneys for the Los Angeles Archdiocese to resolve the terms of a proposed sale of their hilltop convent to Katy Perry.
The dispute centres on who is authorised to sell the convent. The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary say the building is theirs, and they’ve sold it to a local restaurateur who has already moved in.
The archdiocese claims it is responsible for selling the property, and plans a $14.5 million (Dh53 million) deal with another buyer. The defendants in the suit say that buyer is Perry.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the case will return to court July 30, at which time the archdiocese will argue to end the sale.
