A landlord who sued former WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen and his ex-wife, Candice, was awarded more than $22,000.
Rodney Poland filed the civil suit against Holgorsen in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Oct. 23, alleging the coach owed him $5,000 in back rent and almost $20,000 in cleaning and repair fees. Poland owns a Cheat Lake home that was rented to Candice in August 2018 at $2,500 a month, according to the suit.
On Jan. 31, Judge Susan Tucker entered a default judgment order against the Holgorsens.
Attempts to serve the Holgorsens through certified mail for Dana and private process server for Candice were unsuccessful, the judgment states. The defendants were then notified of the suit through publications in The Dominion Post on Dec. 13, 20 and 27.
The defendants did not respond to the suit and as such, “irrevocably abandoned” any personal property left on Poland’s property, the judgment states.
Tucker also awarded a total of $22,625 to Poland — $2,500 in back rent, a $200 late fee for that rent and $19,925 for repair costs. The defendants are also responsible for pre- and post-judgment interest and attorney costs.
The two Holgorsens are jointly and severally liable for the judgment, meaning they are both responsible for making sure the money is paid.
It’s unclear if there has been a payment yet as judgments are paid through attorneys and not tracked by the court, according to the Monongalia County Circuit Clerks’ office.
Multiple calls to Poland’s attorney, Michael Cardi, of Bowles Rice LLP, were not returned Monday.
An invoice from Mountain State Construction LLC attached to the original lawsuit broke down the repair costs.
Included in those costs were charges of $11,900 to “paint entire unit including water stained ceilings” and $2,150 to “replace painted antique master bath cabinet.”
The invoice also lists smaller charges for jobs such as fixing a water leak and replacing broken curtain rods.
The home involved in the lawsuit is 2,200 square feet, according to Zillow, a real estate website. It is different from Holgorsen’s custom-built 7,733-square-foot home, also in Cheat Lake. That home is listed for sale at $2.7 million on Zillow.
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