“Slutty Vegan” founder and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” freshman Pinky Cole has regained control of the Atlanta-area home she said she was locked out of by creditors.
Cole, whose legal name is Aisha Cole, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2026. Records show she owes about $1.2 million to the U.S. Small Business Administration and roughly $192,000 to the Georgia Department of Revenue.
At the heart of the legal dispute is a six-bedroom, four-bathroom home spanning 2,814 square feet in Loganville, Georgia, located about an hour from Atlanta. Guardian Asset Management moved in on the property February 20, placing a notice on the window and preventing Cole from entering.
Declaring bankruptcy typically pauses collections under federal bankruptcy laws.
At Thursday’s hearing, the judge ruled the property must be returned to Cole, finding that taking control of the home deprived her of rental income — and therefore limited her ability to repay creditors.
Her attorney, Jamie Christy, said the action violated bankruptcy protections and called the seizure unlawful.
“This was an investment property that was unlawfully seized from Ms. Cole. This unlawful seizure violated the automatic stay imposed in Ms. Cole’s bankruptcy case,” Christy said. The presiding judge sided with Cole, finding that Guardian had disregarded bankruptcy protections and ordering the company to cover attorney’s fees and related costs given Guardian’s “utter disregard of bankruptcy protections.”
Prior financial difficulties
Per AtlantaNewsFirst, prior to the recent bankruptcy filing, Pinky entered into an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, a state-level alternative to bankruptcy in which a troubled company transfers its assets to a third-party administrator, who then sells them to pay creditors. The corporate restructuring resulted in Cole briefly losing ownership of Slutty Vegan.
Cole is set to be a new cast member on the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” which premieres on April 5