Vanderpump Rules Tom Sandoval responded later Ariana Madix she sued him in hopes of selling the shared house.
According to court documents obtained by People On Monday, February 26, Sandoval, 40, claimed that Madix, 38, failed to disclose “sufficient facts to establish a cause of action” and therefore feels he should not be granted partition of the residence. .
The documents, which were filed in Los Angeles on Friday, February 23, also claimed that Madix failed to pursue his lawsuit “reasonably and in good faith” as he “failed to mitigate the damages” he “suffered” through your own documents. Should a partition be granted, Sandoval has also requested to “receive accounting and compensatory adjustments” for repairs and improvements he has made “that enhance value,” according to the outlet.
Last month, Madix claimed in court documents obtained by Us weekly that the “discord” between her and Sandoval “continues to have a negative effect on her ownership” of the house and affects Madix’s “enjoyment of her interest” in the co-owned property. At that time, Madix asked the judge that the residence be “divided by sale,” which would order Sandoval to sell and divide the proceeds.
Leaving his mark on reality shows. Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix found themselves at the center of drama after joining Bravo's Vanderpump Rules. Initially, viewers were introduced to Sandoval's love life through his tumultuous relationship with Kristen Doute. Amid their on-again, off-again relationship, the former couple's future was left in doubt when Madix arrived at work. […]
Madix also stated in his filing that he did not want “a division in kind,” which would allow the exes to retain ownership of the property with one party selling their interest in the house, arguing that a division in kind “cannot legally be achieved under the facts and circumstances present in this action.”
Madix and Sandoval bought their 4,334-square-foot home in Valley Village, Los Angeles in 2019 for $2 million. The couple lived in the house for almost four years before leaving it amid Sandoval's affair with Vanderpump Rules co-star Raquel “Raquel” Leviss. After their separation, they remained roommates while trying to decide what to do with the property, communicating only through a “third party.”
After Madix joined dancing with the stars in September 2023, he said exclusively Us weekly who had spent most of his time in an Airbnb while training for the program. “I am working on the situation with the ownership of the house. We own it equally,” she explained. “I want to see him. He doesn't.”
That same month, the trailer for Vanderpump Rules Season 11 dropped and showed Madix apparently refusing to let Sandoval buy her out of the house on the off chance that he and Leviss, 29, were still together and wanted to live there together.
“What, you're bringing your little pen pal here? I don't think so,” Madix said in a clip from the Bravo series that was filmed in the summer of 2023. “As far as I can tell, Tom and Rachel are still very much together because they send mail and packages. back and forth to each other. He even sent a postcard with lightning bolts all over it. Get a new part now.”
When season 11 premiered last month, tension over the shared home continued to rise. During episode 2, the couple found themselves at odds when Sandoval requested to celebrate a birthday at the house.
Speaking through his assistant, Sandoval said Madix could come to the party or he could “get her a nice hotel room” for the night. Madix, however, called the idea “disrespectful and inappropriate.”
Vanderpump Rules stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval ended their relationship in March 2023 after the Schwartz & Sandy's co-founder cheated on his co-star Raquel Leviss, Us Weekly confirmed at the time. The reality stars' split came weeks after the former SUR bartender denied rumors that she and Sandoval were in an open relationship. “YO […]
“If you want to have a party, you can have it somewhere else,” he said. “If there are people here making noise, I will call the police.”
Sandoval ultimately hosted the evening while Madix was at Emo Night with the rest of the cast, but she wasn't impressed with his decision. “There are no rules when you both own a house, obviously, both owners can do whatever they want,” she explained during the conference. Bomb rules after the show. “But in my opinion, it's so fucking awesome to say, 'Hey, I ruined this house and your life, but I'm having a party here and you just have to deal with it.' “
