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Courtney Love faces eviction: Report

Courtney Love attends the after party for the screening of "Albert Nobbs" on Dec. 13, 2011, in New York. Getty

(CBS) Courtney Love could soon get evicted from her $27,000-a-month rented townhouse in New York.

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The singer's landlord has gone to court to boot Love out of the four-story landmarked building that she's been renting for the past 10 months, according to the New York Post.

The building's owner, Donna Lyon, claims Love has not only damaged the property, but also owes $50,000-plus in rent.

Lyon said Love, 46, wallpapered and painted a large portion of the property without her consent.

"This can't be my property," added Lyon, who said it will cost her $100,000 to restore the apartment. "I came to New York to see it and I was horrified by what she had done. The walls that had been hand-painted and glazed were ruined, covered in damask wallpaper and ice-blue paint."

In June, Love accidentally set a curtain on fire in her bedroom. "I got a call from her accountant, who said, 'Miss Love is fine,' which I was glad to hear," Lyon said. "But I thought, 'What about the house?'"

A court date is scheduled for Dec. 21 in civil court.

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