A West Village landlord who called his 72-year-old mother a “c–t” and told her he was waiting for her to die is now trying to evict her from her $500-a-month apartment so he can cash in, legal papers claim.

John Cella, 49, owner of a five-floor walkup at 45 Morton St., is suing to boot his mom, Elissa Cella, from her two-bedroom apartment, claiming she has refused to give him access to fix the pipes.

But Elissa Cella’s attorney, Eddie Hayes, says the son is trying to kill his mother through the stress of a trial.

“Remember, should she die he gets the apartment back and could make a huge profit,” Hayes said in opening statements Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday.