The fight over the property began in early 2024, about ten months after the cheating scandal that ended their relationship. Ariana Madix filed a lawsuit seeking a “partition by sale”, a legal mechanism forcing the sale of jointly owned property so proceeds can be divided. She wanted out completely.
Tom Sandoval fought to keep the home. He claimed he offered Madix $3.1 million in cash to buy her share. According to court filings, she refused. The legal standoff dragged on through the courts for nearly two years, with each side unwilling to budge.
The breakthrough came in January of this year. The former couple reached a conditional settlement, with both parties agreeing to specific terms that were never made public. The agreement required completion within 30 days. If Sandoval failed to meet his obligations, the case would have proceeded to trial in February.
The settlement paved the way for what happened next.
Before the property could officially hit the market, an interested buyer stepped in with a full-price offer. The house never received a public listing. All contingencies were removed quickly, and the deal moved toward closing within weeks.
The identity of the buyer has not been disclosed. The final sale price also remains private. What is clear is that both Sandoval and Madix have now officially severed their joint ownership of the property that once served as their shared home.
The off-market nature of the Scandoval house sale stands in stark contrast to everything else about this story. The affair, the breakup, the legal battles, all of it played out in headlines and on reality television. But the sale of the house happened quietly, behind closed doors, with no cameras rolling.
Both stars have already moved into new homes. Madix purchased a Hollywood Hills property in early 2024 for $1.6 million. Sandoval has been searching for a place with his current girlfriend. The sale of the Valley Village house removes the last major legal and financial tie between them.
For fans who followed every twist of the scandal, the off-market sale offers an oddly anticlimactic ending. No bidding war. No public listing. No dramatic final scene. Just a signed agreement, a removed contingency, and a house that now belongs to someone else entirely.
The story that played out in front of millions has reached its final conclusion—not with a bang, but with a closing disclosure.
