Shocking News, Johnny Manziel Trashed A Rental House With Parties And The Owners Are Actually Upset/Surprised
(Source) Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and his friends “were consuming drugs and alcohol” and caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Los Angeles home he rented out for two nights earlier this month, according to a letter from the lawyer representing the property owner obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
“Despite Mr. Manziel’s assurances to my client that the rental was to be used strictly for his own personal and private use, surveillance footage shows that Mr. Manziel threw large parties on both nights, causing extensive damage to the subject property,” attorney Niki Ghazian worte in the letter.
Ghazian asked for $31,580 in a letter sent to Manziel’s attorney, Bradley Beckworth, on Monday. Ghazian represents LA Exotic Life, a company that “specializes in renting exotic villas, vehicles, jets and more,” according to its website.
Los Angeles police responded to the home after noise complaints by neighbors on April 6, Ghazian wrote.
The New York Post was the first outlet to report that Manziel allegedly left the home in disrepair.
“They were supposed to check out at noon,” Nicholas Goodwin, who owns LA Exotic Life, told the newspaper. “Manziel was passed out.”
Manziel stayed at the home April 4-6 and agreed to pay an additional $5,000 per night if there were more than 15 guests in the house. Ghazian asked Manziel to pay $5,000 per night ($10,000 total) and $2,000 in attorney’s fees as part of the total amount sought.
Is this the trashed house? Because this looks like the Sunday at every Air BnB in America to me. I mean maybe there is some damage I’m not seeing, and I’m sure there is, but some pizza, a couple of plates and half a bag of weed? I’m not a Johnny Manziel guy but even I think this may be a little too much blame for the guy. He’s a Hall of Fame partier right? So if you own a house and rent it to him and the damage is a few stained carpets and a half a bottle of Canada Dry that wasn’t put away, come on, that’s a win. Show me a bachelor party or college apartment in better shape than these pictures and I’ll show you al iar.
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2 things I also love about this story.
1. “Despite Mr. Manziel’s assurances to my client that the rental was to be used strictly for his own personal and private use, surveillance footage shows that Mr. Manziel threw large parties on both nights, causing extensive damage to the subject property,”
If you believe Johnny when he says “oh yeah it will just be a house for me to chill” then you don’t deserve to own a house. It’s like when the market crashed and all the idiots who bought million dollar homes on 30k salaries got foreclosed on (h/t The Big Short, book not movie). That weeded out a lot of dumb people. Well Johnny Manziel should do the same. Market correction in the rental home industry. If you rent to him, you don’t deserve a home, plain and simple.
2. Wet rag for me one time on the glass table, Johnny. The bare fucking minimum.
UPDATE – Guess that’s a bag of shrooms. I haven’t been in college in a decade, I apologize, I’m now that guy.