Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese is celebrating after winning a lawsuit against her former landlord, who has been ordered to hand back the $5,000 (£3,125) deposit she gave him.
The beauty was left fuming when Lallubhai Patel refused to return the money, and she filed legal papers last year (10) at Los Angeles County Superior Court insisting she gave Patel plenty of notice she'd be moving out.
Patel filed a countersuit stating he refused to hand back the cash because Von Teese had allegedly caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the property.
But a judge has now ruled in Von Teese's favour by default, because Patel ignored a number of court orders to provide requested information in the case, reports Tmz.com.
He has now been ordered to return the $5,000 (£3,125) security deposit.