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Landlords demand NYC socialite sell her $30M Basquiat to pay debts

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Gugliara, S. (2026, October 17). Landlords demand NYC socialite sell her $30M Basquiat to pay debts. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/nyc-socialites-former-landlords-demand-she-sell-basquiat-painting-worth-millions-to-pay-off-debt/

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Owners of The Park Mansion in New York City are demanding socialite Libbie Mugrabi sell her $30 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to settle a debt of $2.3 million in unpaid rent. Mugrabi stopped paying rent in April 2020, and was first ordered by the court to pay $1.8 million in 2023; this year she faces an additional lawsuit with interest added. The landlords have petitioned the court to auction her Basquiat painting valued between $4-$6 million according to court documents, but Mugrabi claims it is worth $30 million.

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Libbie Mugrabi, the ex-wife of billionaire art dealer David Mugrabi, faces demands from landlords at The Park Mansion in Yorkville, New York City, to sell her multimillion-dollar Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to pay back rent. The artwork is valued between $4 million and $30 million and is currently held at Phillips Auction House. Mugrabi lived in the luxurious Beaux-Arts building for less than a year between 2019 and 2020, but she stopped paying rent in April 2020 after her lease expired in November of that year. The landlords are seeking $2.3 million in unpaid rent with 9% interest, first ordered by the court in 2023 and later updated in June 2026. Mugrabi has not responded to requests for comment.

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The owners of a posh New York City pad are demanding embattled art world socialite Libbie Mugrabi hawk her multimillion-dollar Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to cough up the massive pile of back rent she owes. asserted

she → demand → rent

The landlords of The Park Mansion, a stunning Beaux-Arts building at 320 E 82nd St. in Yorkville claim that Mugrabi — the ex-wife of billionaire art dealer David Mugrabi — owes them $2.3 million in unpaid rent that she was first ordered to fork over in 2023. uncertain

she → claim → 2023

Libbie Mugrabi lived in the luxurious $28,000-per-month condo for less than a year between 2019 and 2020. asserted

Mugrabi → live → 2019

While her lease expired in November 2020, she stopped paying rent that April, according to court papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. uncertain

she → expire → Court

She was first court-ordered to pay $1.8 million in 2023, but her landlords sued her again in June to pay them with 9% interest. asserted

landlords → order → interest

Now, they are nudging her once again to pay up — this time by trying to force her to sell her Untitled 1982 Basquiat. asserted

they → nudge → Basquiat

The coveted artwork is being held at Phillips Auction House, who is named a petition respondent along with Mugrabi and her company, Moo Moo Enterprises, according to court papers. uncertain

who → hold → papers

The painting is believed to be valued between $4 million and $6 million, according the petition filed in New York Supreme Court on Oct. 9. asserted

painting → believe → Oct.

But a previous complaint Mugrabi filed against Philips Auction House about the artwork in June values it at a whopping $30 million. asserted

Mugrabi → file → million

Phillips was originally scheduled to auction off the painting in October 2024, but it was withdrawn from a sale amid a separate, ongoing legal battle, in which art-lending investment company Empire Chesapeake Holdings claims Mugrabi took out a lien on the painting. uncertain

Mugrabi → schedule → painting

The owners of the East 82nd Street condo are also asking in the petition for a temporary restraining order to prevent the piece from being sold until a decision is made. asserted

decision → ask → piece

Mugrabi, who was ordered in September to auction off her $25 million Hamptons mansion where she lived with her now ex-husband and said she was moving to Florida this month, did not return a request for comment. asserted

she → order → comment

Attorneys for Moo Moo Enterprises and the owners of the apartment, and Phillips Auction House also did not return requests for comment. asserted

Attorneys → return → comment

Landlords demand NYC socialite sell her $30M Basquiat to pay debts

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