Fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are in an uproar due to the lack of Kenya Moore in the newest season of the show. Now, she’s in the news by association because her ex-husband, Marc Daly, seems to be struggling with his finances. He is now being sued for eviction and faces a massive six-figure debt.
As fans know, the former Miss USA began dating Marc in December 2016. The pair then got married in 2017. Sadly, Bravo punished Kenya for not introducing this as a storyline and forced her off the show for the next season, except for an appearance near the end when Nene Leakes made the now-infamous buffalo comment. She was pregnant at the time and took it as Nene speaking ill of her baby.
According to an exclusive report from InTouch Weekly, Marc is facing some pretty severe legal issues. The report says that the landlord of his New York apartment sued him on October 24 of last year for failure to pay rent in August and September. This comes after Marc extended his lease in February 2024 because it was set to end in June. Apparently, rent for the building starts at $3,424 per month for a studio layout and goes up to $6,485 for a two-bedroom unit.
Marc is said to have been paying $4,920.82 each month and owed a total of $9,341 when the landlord filed the lawsuit. A judgment of possession was also entered into the case on February 19 of this year, which is one of the steps toward an eviction.
Marc’s legal woes don’t end there, as he’s also facing a lawsuit from another landlord. In July 2024, 507 Myrtle LLC sued Marc and two LLCs he owns, Maahes LLC and Ogun LLC. This lawsuit over his defaulting on a retail lease in Brooklyn started in 2017. There was also an expansion lease signed in 2019. Both leases had 10-year terms.
According to this lawsuit, the defendants “have remained in mounting default of the leases … since 2022 before terminating operations and abandoning the premises by the beginning of 2024 and cutting off all performance under the contracts.”
The documents continue, “Accordingly, at present, Defendants owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rents and default obligations which continue to accrue.”
The lease in question was for a restaurant, and Marc and his LLCs were supposed to pay $6,500 per month in rent for the first year. As with many contracts, the amount was set to increase each year thereafter. Sadly, Marc closed his SoCo restaurant in December 2024. It was situated on the same street as the property listed in the lawsuit. The landlord served him the court documents in October 2024 at the restaurant.
There is also a separate filing in the lawsuit. In it, the landlord demanded $210,115 on the 2017 lease and $238,197 for the expansion lease. This comes out to $448,313.55. According to the attorney, “In and after 2022, Defendants fell into mounting arrears of their rent obligations to Plaintiff, then abruptly abandoned the leased premises in early 2024 and cut off communications with [the landlord].”
Marc and his LLCs filed a response with the courts, denying all allegations included in the lawsuit due to the statute of limitations. The response said, “[The landlord’s lawsuit] should be dismissed in whole or in part, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” Marc also says the landlord was able to re-let the space and that he informed the owner of plans to vacate in 2023. There is a hearing scheduled for June.
