Queen Lo-La Update

The controversy over Nubian Queen Lozina Stephens's pending banishment from the Royal Palms trailer court is getting more media attention: News 8 Austin has been running a report on the story starting yesterday – which unfortunately makes it look like Lo-La's relocation is all but certain.

In the interest of fairness, here's the Royal Palms management's response to Lo-La's complaints, unavailable at the time of our initial post yesterday:

Royal Palms’ owner, Sidney E. Lanier, says that Stephens was never formally asked to leave but that Jani did post a notice on her door informing her that while Royal Palms appreciates the efforts she has made to improve her home and lot, she needs to paint her RV by July 21 because the current paint job does not comply with community rules. Stephens maintains she hadn’t been informed of this rule when she signed the agreement; Lanier explained that the rules presented to her were abridged … This has nothing to do with color anymore; it has to do with someone who draws all these forces together to get her way,” said Lanier.

A reminder: pick up the Chronicle tomorrow for the full report from Diana Welch. Until then, let's hope cooler heads prevail.