Kenan Thompson Sued By Landlord Over Breach of Lease

7:32 PM PT — Sources near Kenan inform TMZ … this was a contractual disagreement and never about him selecting to not pay hire. Our sources inform us Kenan by no means acquired the keys to the property and had by no means even stepped foot on the property.

Kenan Thompson is being dragged to court docket by a landlord, who claims he owes over $34,000 for breaking his lease on a rental house.

Based on a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the ‘SNL’ star is being sued for allegedly breaching a 12-month lease for a 3-bedroom rental property in Los Angeles.

Within the docs, the owner claims they entered right into a written lease settlement with Kenan in September … they are saying the lease began October 1 and Kenan agreed to pay the $10,250 hire for a 12 months earlier than the lease would go month-to-month.

Downside is … the owner claims Kenan breached the lease and owes $17,425 in unpaid hire for November and December.

What’s extra, the owner claims that they had hassle discovering a substitute tenant and had been solely in a position to get somebody to maneuver in at a diminished hire … and the owner says Kenan is on the hook for the distinction, which on this case is $15,750 over the size of the 12-month lease.

The docs present the owner can be going after Kenan for an $871 late payment … plus a $9,594 dealer payment and $1,000 in “authorized charges recoverable beneath the lease.”

Kenan’s landlord says he owes $34,390 in complete after being credited for the $10,250 safety deposit he paid.