A Bloomfield Township landlord is suing former Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez for $80,000, claiming he damaged a home and kept furnishings, including walking off with a wall tapestry valued at more than $10,000.

Akram Namou filed the lawsuit earlier this month, claiming Rodriguez signed a seven-month lease in March 2016 to rent the furnished home for $10,000 per month.

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"There is major damage to the house," said Namou's lawyer, Rima Elzein of Dearborn. "The hope is to collect and fix it and either put it up for sale or lease it again."

The missing tapestry depicts a tiger.

"My client had this beautiful art piece that they had purchased from overseas and it was hanging in the house when they leased it to Mr. Rodriguez," Elzein said. "My client alleged that it was taken."

Elzein said Namou found the damage as soon as the tenants left and has been trying since last fall to resolve the matter through Rodriguez's management team. When the discussions yielded nothing, the suit was filed, Elzein said.

In addition to the missing artwork, the suit says the tenants damaged a bedroom TV, a crystal floor lamp, glass shelves in the bar, glass tiles in the master bath and a Moroccan mirror in the powder room. They also stained the bedding, chipped paint and caused other damage, making the home unrentable, Namou said.

Namou kept the $15,000 security deposit on the home, but wants the Tiger art returned and more than $80,000 for the rest of the damage.

Rodriguez could not be reached for comment. Elzein said she has not been able to serve Rodriquez with the suit, but has been speaking with his managers.

"We're in the process of serving him," she said.

The 4,921-square-foot home has six bedrooms, sits on a cul-de-sac and backs up to the golf course of Wabeek Country Club. Tax records show it is valued at $860,000.

Rodriquez, known as K-Rod, spent 15 years in the major leagues. The Tigers acquired him in the 2015 off-season from the Milwaukee Brewers, where he'd been an All-Star.

Rodriguez logged 44 saves last season for the Tigers with a 3.24 ERA. Rodriguez was set to make $6 million this season, but he struggled early and saw his ERA rise to 7.82.

The Tigers released him in June.

Contact John Wisely: 313-222-6825 or jwisely@freepress.com On Twitter @jwisely.

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