The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards reportedly sued her sister Kim Richards last year.
Kyle, 57, reportedly named Kim, 61, in a January 2025 lawsuit, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Saturday, April 11. In the reported filing, Kyle asked the court to evict Kim from her Encino, California, condominium.
Kyle claimed that her sister had been living in her two-bedroom properties for years, alleging she first asked Kim to leave in late 2024. TMZ reported that Kim never responded to the suit and a default judgment was entered in March 2025, requiring Kim to surrender possession of the property. Court docs obtained by TMZ the following June state that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve Kim with the judgment, but she had allegedly moved out of her sister’s place before she could be served.
Neither Kyle nor Kim have publicly addressed the legal battle. Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for both reality TV stars for comment.
Kim starred alongside Kyle on RHOBH for the first five seasons of the hit reality show, later making guest appearances throughout the years. Kyle has remained a Housewife with the siblings’ other sister, Kathy Hilton, now appearing in a “friend of” role.
In the years since Kim left the Bravo franchise, she’s dealt with a series of ups and downs. News broke in September 2024 that Kim was reportedly placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold at a local hospital over allegedly “incoherent” behavior. (Under California law, a 5150 psychiatric hold allows for the involuntary, 72-hour detention of an individual in order to conduct a mandatory mental health evaluation when the person is deemed a danger to themselves or others.)
Kyle later offered to care for her sister following her release. Kim has also struggled with substance abuse through the years.
“Kim and I have never had issues or anything,” Kathy, 67, exclusively told Us in October 2024. “She is going through a tough time and she’s doing better now.”
The next year, Kyle and Kathy offered another update on Kim during the RHOBH season 14 reunion.
“She’s spending time [in Florida],” Kathy told host Andy Cohen during the April 2025 reunion. “She’s doing better.”
Kyle, for her part, added that Kim was “doing better than the last time” she was in the news.
Kim has not publicly addressed any of her reported struggles and since stepped back from the spotlight. Her most recent public appearance was on a 2023 episode of RHOBH.
“I do believe — I’m going to get emotional — life is just too short to fight,” Kim told Kyle about her then-feud with Kathy. “It just is not worth it. It bothers me. I want you guys to fix it somehow. [Life] can be so short.”
Kyle and Kathy eventually did mend fences later that year.
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