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David Draiman is suing his former landlord, alleging that mold in a rental home in Coral Gables, Florida caused the Disturbed frontman to suffer health issues that have impacted his singing career.
The rock vocalist filed the lawsuit on March 11th, according to LAW360, accusing landlord Andy Balgobin of misrepresenting the building and not returning a $37,000 security deposit after he moved out.
Draiman’s lawsuit states that the metal singer had been paying $18,500 a month for the 5,200 square foot home upon discovering that the house had mold and leaks that weren’t previously disclosed to him. He is accusing Balgobin of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraud, unjust enrichment, and negligence.
The lawsuit notes that the health issues that Draiman has suffered as a result of the mold in the home “impacts his ability to sing as he is lead singer of a prominent rock band with tour dates and recording time,” adding, “The uninhabitability and mold concerns, among others, resulted in impacts to plaintiff’s singing career, recording and studio time with medical concerns.”
During a Disturbed concert in Spring 2023, Draiman revealed to the audience that he had experienced suicidal thoughts a couple months earlier, although it is unclear whether that is related to the new lawsuit. The singer addressed that dark period in his life in the recent Disturbed single “I Will Not Break.”
The legal action comes in the midst of Disturbed’s North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their multiplatinum debut album The Sickness (pick up tickets here). The outing is scheduled run through a May 17 show in Las Vegas, and includes a show this Friday (March 21st) at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Recently, a pyro display at the band’s hometown show at Chicago’s United Center caused damage to the Chicago Bulls’ six championship banners from the 1990s.
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