Jaime King was reportedly compelled to maneuver out of her rental dwelling after a authorized dispute together with her landlord.
King, 45, was sued by her landlord, Sheila Irani, in January, based on court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly.
King signed a lease in April 2023 to lease the property in Los Angeles for a month-to-month lease of $10,145. She allegedly owes roughly $42,580 in again lease and “has not paid [her landlord] any cash, by any means” since January, per the submitting.
Based on Irani’s grievance for breach of contract, she locked King out of the property till cost was fulfilled. Irani additional claimed that King had been staying on the property “maliciously” as an illegal detainer. King’s legal professional denied the allegations in an amended court docket movement.
“[Irani] claims that [King] stays on the property maliciously,” the docs argue. “That is false. [King] has tried to lift the funds for the again due lease, however claims unavoidable hardship because of the L.A. wildfires and distracted by lively litigation.”

King additionally allegedly revealed her need to repay the debt to Irani instantly.
“[King] has expressed to [Irani] a number of instances that she wishes to pay the late lease and vacate the premises previous to the tip of the lease,” King’s legal professional argued. “She has been performing in good religion to lift the funds to due so, nonetheless suffered continued setbacks and hardship because of the Los Angeles wildfires, which got here inside 800 toes of her dwelling, forcing her to flee her dwelling after obligatory evacuation orders had been issued within the Nichols Canyon hearth.”
King’s legal professional additionally famous that the actress is “concerned in lively litigation in regards to the custody of her kids.”
King shares sons James, 11, and Leo, 9, with ex-husband Kyle Newman. Us confirmed earlier this month that Newman, 49, was granted sole bodily custody of the kids after King allegedly had but to finish a six-month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and a 26-week parenting course. (King has not addressed the allegations, although court docket docs revealed that she is allowed supervised visits.)
“[The custody battle] has been extraordinarily anxious and distracting from her work, which [Irani] is totally conscious of in that an eviction can be detrimental to [King’s] custody matter,” King’s lawyer claims within the submitting.
King and Irani in the end reached a settlement, agreeing that the Hart of Dixie alum would transfer out by Saturday, March 22, after turning over the keys. She was additionally instructed to go away the house in a clear state and agreed to waive receipt of her safety deposit.
“King acknowledges that her delay in assembly the March 22, 2025 move-out date will trigger Irani important and incalculable damages together with however not restricted to the shortcoming to lease the premises to a brand new tenant starting on April 1, 2025,” the docs learn. “Accordingly, King agrees to pay Irani the extra sum of $1,000 per day for every day or a part of a day as holdover lease.”
Us Weekly has reached out to King’s legal professional for additional remark.