Mauricio Umansky’s realty firm is being sued by a L.A. homeowner for alleged damages caused by tenants recommended by UMRO brokers.

Mauricio Umansky is unlikely to win the “Dancing with the Stars,” but he is the center of controversy as his realty company is being sued by Stephen McPherson, former president of ABC primetime entertainment. McPherson’s $12 million home was damaged by tenants recommended by Umansky’s real estate agents, causing about $1 million in damages. This is not the first time Umansky’s realty firm, UMRO, has been involved in shady deals and lawsuits, with a developer seeking $35 million in damages in another case.

There is controversy surrounding Mauricio Umansky’s chance of winning the Mirrorball Trophy on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, as the realty firm owned by Umansky is being sued by the former president of ABC primetime entertainment for allegedly placing problematic tenants into his $12 million home.

L.A. homeowner Stephen McPherson, former president of ABC primetime entertainment, is suing Mauricio Umansky’s realty firm, UMRO Realty Corp, after the company’s brokers placed problematic tenants in McPherson’s $12 million home. The tenants allegedly caused about $1 million in damages to the property, including decapitating McPherson’s 2005 Emmy statue.

McPherson’s lawsuit was filed in May 2021 naming UMRO and two of its real estate agents who recommended the tenants to him. The couple allegedly refused to leave after their lease expired in April 2021, forcing McPherson to file eviction papers. The home was returned to McPherson in a damaged and vandalized state, with many valuable items missing.

This is not the first time Umansky has been accused of participating in shady business dealings. However, UMRO denied the allegations and filed a cross-complaint against the couple and the shell company used to rent the home. McPherson believes that UMRO knew about the couple’s checkered history of alleged fraud and has made allegations of ongoing misconduct against the realty company.