Nick Piccone
Texas senator Royce West is suing Dez Bryant for between $100,000 and $200,000 according to the Dallas Morning News. The report states the senator reported at least $60,000 in damage to his home when Bryant was staying there.
In court papers filed last week, attorneys for West call the treatment of the home “negligent and abusive.”
West discovered the 6,400-square-foot home “littered with trash and feces, missing blinds and shutters, with cracked windows and blackened carpeting” after Bryant moved out in January, and his lawyers say Bryant refuses to accept responsibility for the damage.
According to the documents, Bryant started renting the house in September of 2013, and Bryant was responsible for leaving it in the same condition as when he began renting it out. But that’s apparently not what happened.
West encountered “irreparable damage to carpeting, flooring, windows, shutters, and blinds; the presence of animal feces, trash, debris, and personal property inside the residence; and distinct and pervasive odors throughout,” the lawsuit says.
The state senator, who has owned the home since 2009 according to property records, is a member of a support group of prominent citizens established to mentor Bryant.
The office for Bryant’s agent, Kim Miale, said she has no comment. Attorneys for West could not be reached for comment.
Bryant was given a support group to help stay out of trouble, and West was a part of that group. West is also Bryant’s former attorney.
You can read the court documents below, courtesy of Scribd.
Royce West vs. Dez Bryant by Tom Steele
You can download the documents here.