Kenya Moore Denies $80K Unpaid Rent Report, Says Landlord Owes Her Money

Kenya Moore is pushing back after a report claimed she was ordered to pay more than $80,000 in unpaid rent and utilities tied to her salon in Georgia.

According to TMZ, a Georgia judge ordered the reality star and salon owner to pay more than $80,000 to her landlord. The outlet reported that Moore was given a deadline to pay $43,988 by late February, followed by another $43,988.67 by late March. The landlord reportedly claimed she failed to make the first payment.

But Kenya says the story isn’t that simple.

Shortly after the report circulated, she took to Instagram to deny that she’s behind on rent.

“The reports about me being behind on rent are false,” Kenya wrote.

She then offered her version of what’s happening behind the scenes, framing the dispute as an ongoing legal battle.

“As I have stated before, my company is in an active lawsuit against my salon landlord for failing to pay nearly $80,000 in tenant improvement allowance OWED TO ME.”

According to Moore, she poured significant personal funds into building out the commercial space.

“I invested over $300,000 of my own money to build out my salon in a commercial space from a ‘white box’.”

A “white box” space typically refers to a bare commercial unit that requires full customization before it can operate as a business. That means build-out costs can be substantial, often covering plumbing, electrical work, flooring, walls, and fixtures.

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Kenya claims the landlord failed to reimburse expenses that were contractually agreed upon.

“When the landlord failed to reimburse contractual expenses, I withheld rent in an effort to reach a fair settlement, and subsequently filed a countersuit for the amount they failed to reimburse.”

In other words, Kenya is saying the withheld rent was part of a broader legal dispute, not simply missed payments without cause.

For now, the dispute remains ongoing — and Kenya is making it clear she believes the narrative being reported doesn’t reflect the full story.