SERENA and Venus Williams’ crumbling childhood estate, which has been “stolen” by their stepmom, can be seen in new aerial photos.
Former stripper Lakeisha Williams faked the signature of their father, legendary tennis coach “King Richard” Williams, to transfer the title deeds of the Florida home into her name.
She then borrowed $279,000 from hard lender David Simon for a disastrous trucking business and, for the last six years, Simon has been pursuing her in court for the money, which now stands at over $600k including interest and attorney fees.
Simon claimed in court docs that the place, especially the roof, was in such a rotten state it was currently uninsurable.
He has a vested interest in the four-bed property in Palm Beach Gardens, which he wants sold at auction to pay off her debts and Lakeisha is desperately clinging onto it.
Richard failed to legally win back his house but is lining up an elder abuse case, as he says she robbed him of his vehicles and cashed Social Security checks behind his back.
The frail 81-year-old’s son Chavoita Lesane claims that the main house is in such disrepair that Lakeisha now lives in one of the outbuildings.
He said: “As far as I know Lakeisha is living in what we call the ‘dog house’ next to the main house now.
“My dad converted a clubhouse into a small studio and I have been told she’s living there with Betty [Lakeisha’s aunt]. They are just playing games.
“I have seen some work being done on the house but I don’t think it’s really live-able at the moment, it’s a mess.”
These pictures show that Lakeisha, 44 and 37 years her husband’s junior, can’t find the money to pay Simon back, but has, at least, repaired the roof of the main building.
If she was living in one of the outbuildings on the estate, then they all look in a shoddy state. One, situated near the crumbling tennis court, features a messy patio full of junk.
Other buildings appear to house machinery and don’t look habitable.
The U.S. Sun revealed earlier this year that Lakeisha restarted her trucking business with an associate in Georgia – and there are disused trucks, trailers, and shipping containers on site. One motorhome in the far right corner of the estate looks burnt out.
The most poignant photo is the destroyed tennis court, with a disjointed, threadbare net cord, that clearly hasn’t been used for years.
The house has been in the Williams family since 1995 when Richard purchased it with Serena’s mom Oracene for $355,000.
The property is now worth $1.4million but is likely to get around half that price at auction due to its dilapidated state.
Ailing Richard said that the home was “beautiful” when he lived there with Serena, Venus, and Oracene.
“The house is easily worth a million dollars,” he insisted to The U.S. Sun.
“The ten acres of land is unbelievable,” Richard said, explaining that he’d like to demolish the home and build a new property.
“I don’t need the past no more. If I keep [focusing] on the past, I won’t do much,” he said.
But he admitted: “I don’t know if I’ll get it back or not. I don’t know if I can or not.”
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