A judge today canceled the deed and invalidated the sale of a former convent in Los Feliz to businesswoman Dana Hollister, clearing the way to make it available to singer Katy Perry.
The judge said she will have a written ruling later today.
Lawyer J. Michael Hennigan, on behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Perry’s attorney, Eric Rowen, both praised the rulings. Rowen said he expects the sale to Perry to occur soon.
The sale to Hollister was for $10 million, of which only $100,000 was paid, according to the archdiocese. The proposed sale to Perry would be worth $14.5 million, consisting of $10 million in cash and an agreement to provide an alternative property for the house of prayer worth $4.5 million, according to the archdiocese.