New York City influencer-turned-millionaire Candice Miller flatly denied that she owes nearly $200,000 in rent because, she says, she “did not personally sign the lease.”
The Mama & Tata blogger, 42, was catapulted into financial chaos after her real estate mogul husband Brandon Miller, 43, committed suicide in their Hamptons mansion over the summer.
But when he took his own life and died without leaving a will, he secretly left nearly $34 million in debt, with only $8,000 in the bank.
After his suicide, Candice told friends that she was unaware of her husband’s dire financial state, noting that she avoided asking questions about his business affairs and stayed away from discussing details related to his finances. The New York Times reported.
Now the widower is using her claims of “non-involvement” to fight another lawsuit filed against her in September: a total of $194,881.89 in unpaid rent on the Park Avenue home where she and her husband had lived since 2021.
She says that because she did not personally sign the lease, she is not personally responsible for the debt on the luxury Manhattan condo.
But Mak Acquisitions, the company that owns the building, requires him to fork out $195,000 to cover the rent for the months of April to August, court documents reviewed by DailyMail.com revealed.
The Park Ave condo, which is located in one of Manhattan’s most prestigious prewar buildings on the city’s Upper East Side, rented for nearly $47,000 a month through April before rising to $49,000 starting in May.
New York City influencer-turned-millionaire Candice Miller, 42, flatly denied that she owed nearly $200,000 in rent because she “had not personally signed the lease” for a lush Manhattan condo.
The owners of the Park Avenue apartment building are suing her after they claim she owes a total of $194,881.89 in unpaid rent for the New York home she and her husband had lived in since 2021.
Candice allegedly failed to pay April and May rent for the 4,382-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom luxury abode, as well as two additional payments in June and July.
Candice allegedly failed to pay April and May rent for the luxurious 4,382-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom abode.
He then allegedly skipped paying two additional months in June and July, which were payments of $49,000.
The lawsuit also claims she is being billed $2,000 for a balance accumulated in August along with a plumbing bill of $881.89. Page Six reported.
Although he “agreed to deliver” the property before August 31 (and ultimately kept his promise), he never took care of the debt.
Candice eventually moved to Miami Beach shortly after her husband’s suicide and now lives in a multimillion-dollar condominium owned by a member of the von Fürstenberg family.
For years, Candice attracted tens of thousands of fans by sharing copious photos of her rich and wealthy lifestyle, filled with yachts, luxury vacations, vintage cars and private planes.
But the socialite’s life quickly turned upside down over the Fourth of July weekend when her husband committed suicide by inhaling carbon monoxide inside the garage of their Hamptons mansion while she and their daughters were in Europe.
In a suicide note, the father-of-two explained that a crucial last-minute business deal had fallen through, leaving him feeling like he had no way out.
The Mama & Tata blogger was catapulted into financial chaos after her real estate mogul husband, Brandon Miller, 43, committed suicide in their Hamptons mansion over the summer.
The Park Ave condominium, which is located in one of Manhattan’s most prestigious prewar buildings on the city’s Upper East Side, rented for nearly $47,000 a month through April before rising to $49,000 starting in May.
Despite months of turmoil, the fallout from the financial disaster Brandon left behind appears to be far from over, as Candice may still be millions in debt.
Brandon’s estate has numerous other unresolved debts, according to court records reported by The New York Times.
Beyond the real estate debt, the developer and financier owed more than $20 million in unsecured loans, according to legal documents reported by the outlet.
Some of the institutional lenders included UBS Bank, to which it owed $2.1 million, and Chicago-based BMO Bank, to which it owed $11.2 million.
Additionally, he owed more than $6 million to Donald Jaffe, a lender who had previously financed Miller and his father on several projects. Jaffe is still pursuing legal action to recover the unpaid balance.
Other creditors include American Express and Funding Club, a Brooklyn-based cash advance lender, to whom Brandon owed more than $300,000 and $266,000, respectively.
Brandon also had a number of other undisclosed debts to various family members, friends, and subprime lenders who lent him money after his need for cash intensified near the end of his life.
A lender, who wished to remain anonymous, lent him $208,000 in early June after Brandon approached him in tears, promising to pay off the loan within a week and offering a portion of his Hamptons home as collateral, The Times reported. .
Brandon committed suicide over the Fourth of July weekend by inhaling carbon monoxide inside the garage of his Hamptons home while his wife and daughters were in Europe, leaving behind $34 million in debt with only $8,000 in the bank.
Shortly after her husband’s death, Candice told friends that she was unaware of her husband’s dire financial situation and noted that she avoided asking questions about his business affairs.
The lender agreed because he had previously helped Brandon by giving him a $1 million unsecured loan, which he ultimately repaid all but $60,000.
But in mid-June, she stopped receiving calls or texts from Brandon and instead approached her attorney to urge him to make a partial payment in good faith, which he never did.
Candice already agreed to pay about $4 million to settle a lawsuit over an unpaid loan in August, according to the Times.
Last week, Candice sold her Water Mill mansion in the Hamptons, her husband’s main asset, which was listed for $15.5 million in August.
He considered at least two offers for the house and its furnishings, one for $12.8 million and the other for $13 million, but it’s unclear how much it ultimately sold for.
However, Candice likely won’t see much of that money, since a large portion of Miller’s debts came from the property, which had five mortgages totaling nearly $12 million.
But Brandon was able to leave his wife a $15 million payout in insurance money.
While insurance companies do not typically pay out policies in the event of suicide, that exclusion typically only lasts two years after the policy is purchased, according to industry experts.
Last week, Candice sold her Water Mill mansion in the Hamptons, her husband’s main asset, which was listed for $15.5 million in August.
Meanwhile, it emerged that Miller’s mother Barbara died at the age of 81 earlier this month, with her family saying she died of a “broken heart.”
“Our beautiful Barbara passed away heartbroken and we are desperately trying to find comfort and peace knowing that she has been reunited with her loving husband, Michael, and her precious son, Brandon,” her daughter Maurley Miller said in a statement. to the Times.
‘The tragedy my family has suffered over the last few months has been absolutely devastating. The pain is indescribable.”