A Century City office tower, South Bay mall and WeHo gay bar wind up in court …

Presenting another edition of “landlords want their money and they’ll do whatever it takes to get it.” Cue WeHo drama. The suit concerns rent at Roosterfish, a well-known gay bar in West Hollywood. The landlord entity is connected to Caroline Braidi and Matthew Portnoff — and the tenant entity is connected to Mario Vollera, Patrick Brunet, Alex and Vincent Tapia.  Some background for you … the spot used to be home to Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant Pump. The reality star’s restaurant closed in 2023 —  allegedly unable to make the rent. That’s when Roosterfish, an iconic Venice bar, expanded into West […]

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