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It’s been 5 years since Sheree Whitfield of The Real Housewives of Atlanta embarked on her journey to build her dream home, but according to a recent interview, she’s simply taking her time to make sure it’s right.
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Chateau Sheree is upwards of 15,000 square feet, and in order to build a home of such magnitude, one would certainly need the ‘coinz’ (as Nene Leakes would say).
Clearly, the ‘coinz’ weren’t available to the former ‘housewife’ as evidenced by the lawsuits incurred from contractors seeking payment (click HERE if you missed that).
Well, now Sheree has decided to file a lawsuit of her own and she’s hoping that her insurance company will cough up almost $300,000 in damages for her massive construction project.
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Details about Sheree’s latest insurance scam legal battle below…
Sheree claims that the pipes burst in her unlivable home last winter and now she wants to be made whole. The ?Real Housewives of Atlanta? recurring cast member/ ‘friend of the show’ filed a lawsuit earlier this week (January 11) seeking $279,940.56 in damages.
According to Rodney Ho of the AJC:
According to the lawsuit filed in Superior Court of Fulton County, Whitfield?s management company said an insurance company did not pay out enough money to fix a water leak that caused major damage to the home in early 2014 while it was under construction.
At the time, according to the lawsuit, the 15,000 square foot home was 85 percent complete. In early 2014, there was a major freeze in metro Atlanta that caused the water line to freeze and break. The home was unoccupied so water cascaded down and into the basement, seriously damaging at least half the home. A neighbor saw the water flowing over the balconies. The lawsuit does not say how long water was leaking before it was stopped.
Defendant Central Mutual Insurance Company provided insurance on the home under a builders risk policy. With guidance from the insurance company, Whitfield hired Guyco Plumbing & Home Improvements to repair the home. Standard Chemical Inc. dried out the home, which took three weeks.
Whitfield hired Russ Hart, a public insurance adjuster, on Feb. 18, who raised the issue of mold, the lawsuit stated. The defendant disputed the issue of mold and the two sides argued over how much it would cost to bring the home back to its original condition. Each side hired its own appraiser and a third-party ?umpire,? who was supposed to help them reach an equitable and fair agreement.
But Whitfield said the ?umpire? was not impartial, favoring the insurance company?s appraisal. She believes she is owed nearly $280,000. As a result of the flooding, several contractors (HVAC, electrical and framing were cited) would no longer warranty their work, resulting in a reduction of value of the home, the lawsuit said.
I smell a come-up and I guess it’s worth a try.? Hell… my pipes burst in my rental home last year too but I already had a certificate of occupancy.
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Sheree’s home had to be moldy way before last February! Hell… it was nothing but a big paper mache project for 3 of the 5 years she’s been building.? The mold had to have set in WAY before there were ever pipes installed…. it certainly looks ‘moldy’ from the outside.
VIDEO: Chateau Sheree Drive By (December 2015)
But what do I know?
CUT THE CHECK insurance man! Sheree needs that dough to pay her taxes complete this chapter in her life…
What do you think of Sheree’s latest legal woes?
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She needs to be banned from filing so many wasteful, frivolous lawsuits. She wastes the courts time with her antics.
OhmG yyyy we still talking abt this dam house.until yo ass actually move in stop feeding us news abt it.Enuff
This man is always running a scam.
Julia Krizova S. Cruz
It wouldn’t be in the condition it’s in if she had the money to build from day one
It became moldy from sitting up without being finished for years. She is dumb…
On #WatchWhatHappens she was very vague if when she’s moving in. She is broke like
-$100k. I wish she would hurry up and move into her 10k sq ft home. (According to her)
Just give up on the house go find another house that’s build and live in it
How is it the Insurance fault she didn’t have the money to finish the house?
She sues and possibly wins, only for everyone to collect all the money that she owes them! Yep, sounds about right! LOL
She need to just leave that house alone and go buy her a condo
Smh….she’s always looking for a come up !! But it is what it is .
How many years has she been building this?
Poor Sheree, sell this place to the highest bidder and scale back hon. She only has one minor now.
Her ego is bigger than that house. She will not stop until it’s complete then she will sale it. Smdh
She going to lose. House been sitting empty for a minute. She need to be worry about the irs and them garnishments
Her way of trying to come up with the money to finish her Chateau. SMH
That’s her way of backing out of the project! Girl, it was moldy I couldn’t live there!! The games people pay. Now she’s got this show and can get a few coins now she needs these people she owe off her back #gots2dobetter
#oldestgame2play
#aintnobodycheckin’
The lady has sung and gave many manty encores as well but Sheree bless her hawt still is trying.
Maybe her and Kenya should get Better Homes and Garden to do a reality tv special for them…lmao. If she was smart she would get big name builders and advertisers to pay for it.
Move in with Kenya!
All because she don’t have the money to complete the project!!! Dam!!
The lady going to get Château Sheree, built one way or another..lol
She’s full of it
Tryna pay for the rest of the house eh?
She’s come so far that I guess she doesn’t want to turn back. You just have to wonder……is all the financial and emotional stress worth it???
I don’t know why she still holding on.
Let go of your pride sell it from this point because your son is in college I don’t know if your baby girl will stay there after she graduates it’s just going too be you and a boo … Or not… I say sell it get some money from it and buy something you don’t have too wait this long to get it completed… It’s all about the money, don’t let this house break you.. LET IT GO… While you still can
Facebook peanut gallery know it all…..
Make them pay. That’s why you have insurance… Finish this house. If Sheree house has mold Kenya needs to be worried w her open digs
Get your coins Ms. Sheree. Haters have been counting you out since day one yet you continue on…..
Girl how long does it take to build a house, if you have the funds for it? #BITCHISLYIN
Why is this house not done????
Sheree has changed. I like Sheree. She is real just like Nene. I wish you the best with your home.
I have a few words, for Sheree is: #theyaregoingtocheckyouboo!
She left it wide open for a few years…did it have walls…help!