Kim Richards Reappears in Santa Monica Months After 2025 Eviction Fight

Q: Why was Kim Richards spotted with only one shoe in Santa Monica after her sister claimed she was thriving in Florida?

There is no confirmed reason she had only one shoe on. The photos simply show Kim Richards sitting near the Santa Monica Pier in a red dress, cowboy hat, and one tan boot while appearing to paint, but no report explains why her other foot was bare. What the sighting does clarify is that it does not appear to signal homelessness, despite online speculation. TMZ, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that Richards is not homeless and that Kyle Richards helped her secure a place to live in the Santa Monica area after the Encino condo dispute. The apparent contradiction with Kyle’s earlier claim that Kim was “doing better” in Florida is explained by timing and circumstance. Kyle made that comment during the RHOBH Season 14 reunion, but the newer reporting indicates Kim is now spending time back in California, where her daughters still live in Los Angeles and where she continues to see them. So the one-shoe image seems to be just a snapshot from a low-key beach outing, not evidence of a confirmed crisis. The more solid reporting is that Kim had already moved out of the Encino condo before deputies tried to serve the judgment, and that family sources say she remains housed in the Santa Monica area while continuing to have “ups and downs.”

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 25

Kim Richards was photographed near Santa Monica Pier on Aug. 21 in a rare public outing, sitting on a bench and appearing to paint.
TMZ said the sighting followed the housing dispute over Kyle Richards' two-bedroom Encino condo, but sources told the outlet Kim is not homeless and has a place in the Santa Monica area.
That dispute escalated after Kyle sued Kim in January 2025; a default judgment in March ordered Kim to surrender the property, though she had already moved out by June when deputies tried to serve it.
The appearance marks Richards' latest public step after an April fan event and after Kyle said at the RHOBH Season 14 reunion that Kim had been living in Florida and was 'doing better.'