A$AP Rocky Faces $1.1M Lawsuit After Catastrophic Flood Devastates Neighbor’s $6.5M NYC Condo
A$AP Rocky is facing a lawsuit seeking $1.1 million in damages after a contractor’s negligence unleashed a devastating flood in his Manhattan condominium. That water intrusion rendered the apartment underneath his unit unlivable, court filings say.
The complaint filed in New York courts holds Rakim Athelaston Mayers (a/k/a A$AP Rocky) as the putative owner of Unit 5N and names ADE Pro Painting as co-defendants. It pins the December 23, 2024 incident on mistakes by a local contractor, citing “catastrophic” effects on the residence below.
Rocky’s full-floor condo, valued at $11 million, features a private elevator, three bedrooms, and 3.5 baths. The loft showcases oak floors and custom ceiling beams, details outlined in real estate listings.
Unit 4NF, which traded hands for $6.5 million in 2021, “suffered damage and destruction” to its “fixtures, furnishings and improvements,” along with harm to “furniture, clothing, and personal items” valued at no less than $700,000, the lawsuit states. Those occupants have outlaid $200,000 on temporary housing since that winter night.
The complaint adds that the unit’s ceilings, walls, floors and electrical circuitry required complete removal and replacement. It remains “completely uninhabitable,” according to the court document.
ADE Pro Painting’s owner said in an email, “I want to say that I signed an NDA with the rapper, so that prevents me from providing certain details. I want to say that we are also affected from this situation, and we did not get pay [sic] for certain services provided.”
Flood waters gushed from Unit 5N after several hot water pipes burst on the evening of December 23, 2024, spilling into and around the apartment below, the filing explains.
A third-party contractor later found radiator supply valves sealed off and no return valves installed. Plaintiffs Kang and Chez Ni LLC are demanding at least $900,000 from Mayers and ADE Pro Painting, plus an extra $200,000 from the condominium board and $42,000 for cleanup costs.
Rocky faced a separate dispute in 2016 when a former landlord claimed the rapper converted a Manhattan apartment’s walk-in wardrobe into a booth for music recordings, leaving the space “in a generally filthy state with dirt, huge piles of debris, and garbage throughout.” This spring, a Los Angeles jury cleared him of felony assault over allegations he fired at A$AP Relli during a 2021 altercation.
