Elvis Left The Building And So Has Reno Fontana

Elvis Left The Building And So Has Reno Fontana

Evicted from Elvis Presley Palm Springs Home

Desert Vortex

Reno Fontana

PALM SPRINGS, CA – Elvis left the building long ago. The latest owner, Reno Fontana, stayed for ten years. He was recently evicted in a foreclosure action. This put an end to tours and private parties at the Presley estate and adds another chapter to a longstanding legal disputes involving Fontana, a local Elvis impresario.

The eviction papers claim Reno Fontana lived in the home without making regular payments. Fontana is also inundated under a pile of lawsuits and bankruptcy filings. Locally, Fontana is known as the financial columnist for the Desert Star Weekly newspaper.

Over the years Elvis Presley’s famous home was rented out by Reno Fontana to groups and individuals, including the Desert Star Weekly, which used the property for their Christmas party. Celebrity status is a big draw for the property located at 845 Chino Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Rubbing elbows with The King remains a popular attraction, even though he has not been in the building since 1977.  READ MORE