# Stevie Wonder Files Lawsuit to Evict Woman Living on His Property Rent-Free for 38 Years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stevie-wonder-files-lawsuit-to-evict-woman-living-on-his-property-rent-free-for-38-years/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:00:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:13:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-wonder-lawsuit-evict-woman-rent-free-house-1235647480/
- Topics: Business, Entertainment, Film, Markets, Music

## Key points

- Wonder has sued to evict a woman from his Hollywood Hills home.
- Efferson has reportedly lived there rent-free since 1988.
- The claim seeks eviction and $600 over a lapsed insurance renewal.

## Summary

Stevie Wonder has sued Carmen Efferson to evict her from his Hollywood Hills home after she remained there beyond a deadline to move out. The dispute centres on a decades-old informal living arrangement and Efferson’s refusal to allow access for an insurance inspection.

Efferson has reportedly lived in the three-bedroom property rent-free since 1988 under an alleged oral agreement with Wonder, described as her former fiancé. Wonder’s representatives sought entry three times in July for an insurance renewal inspection; lawyers later revoked the arrangement and set a move-out date of 27 August 2026. The lawsuit asks a judge to remove Efferson and award $600 in damages tied to the lapsed insurance renewal.

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