Former Olympian accused of squatting in $26K-a-month NYC luxe condo as owners fight to evict her

A former Olympic luger is in a race to stay put.Erica Terwillegar and her partner, Peter Molinari, are fighting to hold on to their $26,000-a-month condo at one of New York’s most exclusive addresses.The owners accuse the pair of living rent-free after their lease expired and scuttling a $6.75 million sale of the unit.The standoff is playing out at 150 Charles Street, the celebrity-favored West Village building.Terwillegar, a jewelry designer who competed for Team USA at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, is still living in the apartment with Molinari as owners Cathy Crane and Salvatore Trentalancia try to take it back.A doorman confirmed to The Post on Thursday that the couple still live there.

Outside, chauffeurs waited in front of the upscale property, which has attracted buyers including Ben Stiller and Jon Bon Jovi, according to Curbed, who first broke the story.Behind the luxury-building doors is a familiar landlord-tenant fight — with decidedly unfamiliar price tags.According to the owners’ July complaint, Terwillegar’s lease ran from Aug.22, 2024, through July 31, 2025, at $26,000 a month.

Her mother, Andrea, also lives in the apartment and is named in the suit alongside Molinari.The owners acknowledge that the base rent was paid during the original lease.But they allege utilities went unpaid — and that rent payments stopped after the lease expired.Terwillegar says she renewed for another year, according to the complaint.

The owners say she needed their agreement to do so.Now they want $624,000 for the year through July 2026, pointing to a lease provision that doubles the rent for tenants who overstay.Alternatively, they’re seeking $327,600 in rent or payment for the occupants’ continued stay.They’re also demanding at least $30,000 for utilities and other charges, at least $100,000 in legal fees and $250,000 in punitive damages.But the biggest number on the bill is $6.75 million.The owners allege they had a buyer willing to pay that amoun...