The $26,000-a-Month Eviction Fight at 150 Charles

A high-stakes landlord-tenant fight has erupted over a two-bedroom, furnished condo at 150 Charles Street, a luxury downtown tower known for celebrity buyers and multimillion-dollar closings. Owners Cathy Crane and Salvatore Trentalancia rented the unit for $26,000 a month to Erica Terwillegar, a former Olympic luger turned jeweler, and her partner Peter Molinari, who has construction and remediation experience. After the couple moved in in September 2024, owners say the tenants stopped paying utilities, overstayed after the lease expired in July 2025, refused showings that allegedly scuttled a multimillion-dollar sale, and now owe more than $300,000. The owners sued in housing and supreme court, seeking roughly $327,600 for continued use, $30,000 in unpaid utilities, $6.75 million for the lost sale, and other damages.

Erica and Peter counter that the apartment was delivered dirty and partially unusable - mold, malfunctioning appliances, and personal items left throughout - and insist they paid rent, timely renewed the lease, and legally occupy the unit. They counterclaim that owners and the condo board mishandled the application and interfered with their rights; owners allege the board barely approved the tenancy. The dispute centers on contractual interpretations, credibility of competing narratives, and whether the tenants relinquished possession; litigation continues as the parties litigate possession, damages, and allegations of bad faith on both sides.