<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When people think of #Miami, it’s safe to say one of the first things that comes to mind is the iconic #KingOfDiamonds strip club.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only has the club been the backdrop to many music videos and has been mentioned in countless rap lyrics, it’s also notably where #BlackChyna got her start in the game. It’s arguably the most famous strip club in America and now the club is no more.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#KOD was sued for foreclosure back in August 2017, and now, according to court documents obtained by the @<a href="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-strip-club-king-of-diamonds-evicted-10892749">miaminewtimes</a>, the club was ordered evicted on the first of the month. The court docs show that on October 18th, KOD was ordered to pay its court-appointed receiver a lump sum of $305,000 plus additional payments of $85,000 the first of every month thereafter. On November 1st, the receiver said the club owners hadn’t paid and asked the court to evict the tenants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So this past Monday, law enforcement officers assisted in placing locks on the doors of the famous club.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Much of the inside was already empty,” said attorney Glenn Moses. “The sound systems were gone; the liquor cabinet had been cleaned out. The lights are on outside, but there&#8217;s nothing really happening inside.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The New Times dialed the club&#8217;s main phone line, but the number had been disconnected. Moses declined to speculate why the club was struggling to pay its bills, but the eviction marks a sad end for a club that has been in bad shape for the better half of a decade.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The club actually nearly shut down back in 2014 but was instead sold for about $6 million to a group of New York City investors operating under the name “Kodrenyc LLC”.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Court records show that in March 2017, the club&#8217;s owners were hit with an additional $1.7 million in accrued and unpaid interest on their mortgage. By August, the club had defaulted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Things apparently went even further south this year when a Miami-Dade court named Kenneth Welt the property&#8217;s bankruptcy receiver in June. Welt then learned the club had been operating with open, potentially life-threatening code violations, including malfunctioning fire sprinklers. Miami-Dade County closed the building October 5th due to safety violations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It had the potential to be a tragic situation,&#8221; Moses said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But now that the rent hasn’t been paid, the club is likely locked for good.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s unclear whether KOD will be shut down and bulldozed or be sold off to someone who will keep the brand.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#Roommates, did y’all get a chance to make it to KOD before its closure? Let us know!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">TSR STAFF: Christina C! @cdelafresh</span></p>
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