Draya Michele’s Ex Tyrod Taylor Accuses Her of Living Rent-Free in His L.A. Home Amid Eviction Battle

Draya Michele’s ex and NFL star Tyrod Taylor accused the model of not paying rent while living in his L.A. home and demanded he be allowed to proceed with the eviction process, In Touch can exclusively report.

Tyrod, 35, filed court documents obtained by In Touch, slamming Draya, 39, as part of the lawsuit she filed against him and his company over a home he owns in Chatsworth, California.

Draya has lived in the home since 2022. She has continued to live in the home after their breakup in 2023. The model sued Tyrod claiming he refused to follow through on a deal to sell her the home.

Tyrod denied all allegations of wrongdoing. In November, Draya claimed she learned Tyrod’s company filed an eviction lawsuit. She said she was never served.

The court granted a default in favor of the NFL star’s company, which led to sheriffs showing up to the home in November to lock Draya out. Her lawyer was able to stop the lockout on the day in question. Draya asked the court to consolidate the eviction case and her lawsuit. Now, Tyrod filed documents opposing the request. He said joining the cases would “serve no purpose other than to frustrate” his company’s right to expediate the eviction process.

He said his company already obtained a writ of possession and Draya is only seeking to delay being kicked out of the home “as a means to prolong her (rent-free) use of the premises as long as she can.”

Tyrod said every day that Draya remains in possession “is another day” that his company is “deprived of possession, must continue to incur expenses [in maintaining] the property, including mortgage payments and is unable to list and sell the property.”

Tyrod said his company served Draya with a sixty-day notice in April.

Tyrod filed a declaration stating, “In or about September 2023, [Draya] agreed to rent the premises as a month-to-month tenancy, agreeing to pay monthly rent in the amount of $19,843.00.”

He added, “There was never an agreement … whereby [Draya] would either purchase or receive an interest in the Subject Property. Rather, [Draya] presented a written offer to purchase the Subject Property. The parties were negotiating a potential purchase. However, no agreement has been reached and no agreement has been signed.”

He added, “Since approximately June 2024, I have been carrying the payment of the mortgage and upkeep expenses on the Subject Property. The approximate monthly amount associated with these expenses is $19,843.00.”

Tyrod asked that his company be allowed to proceed with the eviction process. The judge has yet to rule.

As In Touch first reported. Draya claimed Tyrod bought the home for her and her children to live in 2022. Draya agreed to pay $19,000 a month in rent.

She said he agreed to let her buy the home from him during a specific time period.

The model said she offered to buy the home for $2.8 million in October 2023, which was in the time period they agreed on.

She claimed Tyrod countered with an offer of $3.2 million, which she said she accepted. Draya said she spent $270,000 on home improvements. However, she said Tyrod backed out of the deal and was now trying to evict her.

She asked the court to force Tyrod to follow through with the deal. Tyrod scoffed at the accusations.

His lawyer argued that Draya had presented an unsigned lease and an unsigned purchase agreement — along with emails “evidencing at most negotiations for the possible purchase” of the home. The judge dismissed the majority of the claims and ruled that Draya did not have a valid agreement.

The court decided that Draya could go after Tyrod for the $270,000 spent on home renovations. The judge did rule that Draya could file an amended lawsuit to attempt to revive the dismissed claims.

Draya filed an amended complaint which Tyrod and his company have yet to respond to. In November, Draya claimed the sheriffs came to the L.A home on November 20 to lock her out.

She said that the children’s nanny called her, and she quickly called her lawyer for help. Draya said the lawyer was able to stop the lockout. The model said she learned that Tyrod’s company had filed an eviction lawsuit against her that she claimed she was not notified of. Tyrod disputes she was not properly served.