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Stevie Wonder has asked a California court to evict his former fiancée, Carmen Efferson, from a Los Angeles home where she has lived since 1988, alleging she violated their verbal agreement by refusing insurance inspectors access to the property. The 76-year-old singer filed the complaint on October 22, seeking to terminate the agreement, remove Efferson, and recover legal fees and statutory damages of up to $600. Efferson, 68, disputes the eviction, claiming Wonder verbally promised her the home and that she has treated it as her long-term residence. She says she felt harassed by the inspection requests and did not consent to them, but remained in the home after a 30-day notice expired.
The property, located in Hollywood Hills, is valued at approximately $2 million, and Efferson has lived there rent-free for nearly four decades. Wonder's representatives argue that the homeowner's right to inspect and insure the property outweighs the verbal arrangement. Efferson maintains she spent her own money maintaining the house and believed ownership would be transferred, though the deed remains in Wonder's name.
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