An alleged serial dine-and-dasher, who has reportedly been evicted from various New York City restaurants, is now facing eviction from her luxury apartment, where she has reportedly lived without paying rent. Neighbors claim her presence has been a constant source of disturbance.

Pei ‘Lu’ Chung, aged 35, is currently detained at Rikers Island following her arrest. She faces charges for allegedly skipping out on substantial bills at several eateries in Williamsburg, part of a bold scheme that spanned more than a month.

This Taiwanese influencer wannabe is accused of either leaving restaurants without settling her bills or trying to negotiate with staff by offering social media promotion in exchange for her meals. All of this was allegedly done while she sported high-end designer clothing.

Chung’s financial troubles extend beyond unpaid restaurant bills. Records indicate she owes over $40,000 in overdue rent at the upscale Kent Avenue apartment complex, where she has resided since 2021 and reportedly stopped paying rent in August 2024.

Prior to her arrest on November 21, a court had ordered Chung to leave the apartment by December 1.

While she sits on Rikers, law enforcement and building management began boxing up her belongings and hauling them into a moving truck late Tuesday morning, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Neighbors told the Daily Mail that officers, accompanied by a building superintendent, broke open the lock on her door around 11.30am before heading inside.

Building security stood watch as boxes of Chung’s designer wears were quickly stacked in the hallway and then carried outside to an awaiting truck.

Pei ‘Lu’ Chung, 35, is currently in custody on Rikers Island after she was arrested and charged for allegedly skipping out large restaurant tabs across Williamsburg

While she sits on Rikers, law enforcement and building management began boxing up her belongings and hauling them into a moving truck late Tuesday morning

Two neighbors claimed that building workers reacted with hostility when they inquired about the activity inside Chung’s room, with one warning: ‘Do you want to be next?’ 

The remark prompted a fierce exchange between building staff and angered residents. 

One resident was heard shouting ‘Come and arrest me then’ after a building worker accused her of recording video in the hallway, insisting she was breaking the law.

What will happen to Chung’s belongings is not immediately clear. Building staff have not yet responded to a request for comment.

Typically, during a City Marshal eviction, a tenant’s possessions are turned over to a licensed moving and storage company, which inventories the property and transports it to an off-site storage facility. 

The tenant is then given notice with instructions on how to reclaim the belongings – usually by paying accumulated moving and storage fees. 

If the items are not retrieved within set period, the storage company can auction them off or dispose of them to satisfy the debt.

Posts on Chung’s Instagram showed off a plethora of expensive items from Hermès and Prada, in addition to high-end camera equipment and luxury china.

The Daily Mail previously revealed that Chung had allegedly tormented her neighbors for months with late-night screaming fits, blasting music at all hours, pounding on walls and vandalizing doors and hallways.

Residents say they repeatedly raised the alarm with building management and the police, but nothing changed – leaving them to endure countless sleepless nights as they feared for their safety and what Chung might do next.

While Chung’s behavior often left them frightened or exhausted, they said it was equally clear she was in crisis, and they were also concerned for her well-being.

Photos taken inside the building show Chung’s belongings stacked in the hallway

A removal worker is seen carrying plants from Chung’s apartment down towards an elevator

Chung moved into the luxury waterfront building along Kent Avenue in 2021. She stopped paying rent in August 2024 and was ordered to leave by December 1 

Reacting to her eventual eviction on Tuesday, one neighbor, who asked to be identified only as Maggie, told the Daily Mail she is both relieved and concerned.

‘I really hope she gets the help she needs and realizes the consequences of her actions and what is happening,’ Maggie said.

Another immediate neighbor, Will, raised complaints about Chung numerous times to building management over the last few months, messages shared with the Daily Mail show – but no action was taken.

In one April complaint, he described hearing a series of loud noises and screaming coming from Chung’s room, adding: ‘I believe she’s capable of just about anything, and I am genuinely shaken up and thoroughly uncomfortable.’

A building manager allegedly replied: ‘As I have mentioned, there is an active legal case against her. The courts are ridiculously slow and very sympathetic. If you ever feel threatened, you should absolutely call 911.’

Will filed another complaint with management as recently as September 4.

‘The team went up there earlier and tried knocking multiple times,’ building management responded, according to the messages. ‘She was non-responsive to them… Phone calls went straight to voicemail. I also understand you or we called 911.

‘This is a bad situation but it will come to a head at some point in the not too distant future.’

The Daily Mail caught Chung in the act in November after she was ejected from the Australian restaurant, Hole in the Wall 

Police were called numerous times to Chung’s apartment. Pictured: Officers entering Chung’s unit as part of a welfare check in December 2024 

Will and Maggie both said they believe Chung needs psychiatric care, and that the predicament she now faces was entirely avoidable.

‘Her behavior made it obvious for months that she was struggling with a significant mental health issue – the police knew, management knew and nothing meaningful was done,’ claimed Will.

‘She didn’t need to be funneled into Rikers, she needed clinical intervention.

‘I genuinely hope the broader coverage reaches Taiwan so her family becomes aware and can finally step in.’

Will said he first noticed a change in Chung in the winter of 2022, when she allegedly told a now-former doorman that she had seen a sniper on the roof of a nearby building, and voiced fears the Chinese Communist Party was ‘coming after her.’

For a time, her behavior mellowed, he said. But in early summer 2024, the situation allegedly began to spiral out of control – from pounding on walls in the middle of the night to police conducting welfare checks as her outbursts escalated.

It was around this time that Chung also stopped paying rent on her $3,350-a-month studio, legal records obtained by the Daily Mail show.

In the months after, they claimed more changes followed: strange outbursts in the building’s group chat and nights where she blasted EDM and classical music so loudly that the walls and furniture in both Will’s and Maggie’s apartments shook.

Another source told the Daily Mail that Chung had been reprimanded for attempting to enter another tenant’s apartment.

Will claimed Chung’s outbursts often woke him in the middle of the night or in the early morning hours. He banged on the wall in response and repeatedly called 311, but the police could do little. Officers would knock, she wouldn’t answer, and they would eventually leave, he said.

Chung appeared in court last week, where she was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after her attorney claimed she could not understand the charges against her 

Late in October, Chung was arrested for allegedly refusing to pay a bill at the famed steakhouse Peter Luger

The apartment building they shared is owned by disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office in 2008 after it was revealed he had been patronizing high-end sex workers.

Chung’s alleged dine-and-dash spree began in the Williamsburg area in late October at the luxury restaurant Francie, where she racked up a $188 tab and refused to pay when handed the check, allegedly offering to take pictures instead.

She then allegedly struck at least nine more times – including a second incident at Francie – over the next few weeks, resulting in seven more arrests.

The Daily Mail captured Chung in the act at the swanky Maison Premiere on November 20.

Staff recognized her when she attempted to order a drink and refused to serve her, demanding she leave. Chung refused, and police were called, but she left just before officers arrived.

Her brazen scheme was finally brought to an end the following night after she allegedly tried to scam staff at Mole Mexican Bar and Grill out of $149 worth of food, prompting another call to police.

Chung has not responded to any of the Daily Mail’s requests for comment.

She appeared in court last week, where she was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after her attorney claimed she could not understand the charges against her. A judge set her bond at $4,500. 

Chung is due back in court on December 17. 

The Daily Mail reached out to Chung’s lawyer, McCarthy Hawkins, for comment but has not heard back.