NHLer looking to evict parents from home to pay off millions in debt.

The almost surreal case of Jack Johnson and his battles with bankruptcy, a bankruptcy he claims was was largely caused by his parents abuse of his assets, and one his creditors have claimed he was a willing participant in, has just had it's latest dramatic turn of events.

According to a report from TSN's Rick Westhead, Johnson is now attempting to have his parents evicted from a home they currently live in, Johnson is hopeful he will be able to sell the property to pay off a portion of his existing debt which is estimated to be in the millions of dollars.

From Westhead's report:

The latest twist in Johnson’s bankruptcy came in mid-January when the NHL star requested permission from the court to sell a home in Ann Arbor, Mich., for $575,000.

“The property has been previously occupied from time to time by [Johnson's] parents and minor brother, whom [Johnson] has permitted to stay at the property,” Johnson's lawyer wrote in a Jan. 15 court filing. “As they have no substantive right to occupancy, [Johnson] shall direct them to vacate the property prior to closing on any sale of the property.”

However Johnson's parents are telling a very different story, claiming they live in the home full time, and given that Johnson's creditors have now come out and outright called him a liar, and in some cases have directly accused him of fraud, It's hard to tell who's telling the truth anymore.

Again from Rick Westhead's TSN report:

“To state that Jack has permitted us to occupy the premises from time to time is outright false, outrageous and laughable.”

The Johnsons said they had lease agreements drafted with their son because it was required for them to obtain homeowner’s insurance on a California property.

“[Jack] was fine with it,” the Johnsons wrote. “The same day he signed an updated [power of attorney], which was notarized. He may say he does not remember any of this, but there is a record of the notarized document in Manhattan Beach, California. We handed him $10 for each lease, and he joked about it. He offered to buy us lunch with it, and we went to The Corner Bakery in Manhattan Village, where he found a dead fly in his salad. He might remember that, it was very disturbing to him.”

Now Johnson's parents are claiming he is attempting to have them evicted from their home to pay off the massive debt he owes, while on the other hand Johnson is claiming it's those very same parents who put him in this position, defrauding him of millions, and no one really knows who's telling the truth in this case.

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