The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Superior Court claims that Lee Anderson Minnelli was guaranteed housing in the will of her late husband, Vincente Minnelli. Liza Minnelli, his daughter with Judy Garland, sold the Beverly Hills home and "has instructed her representatives to remove Lee by whatever means necessary," according to the lawsuit.

Minnelli spokesman Warren Cowan said in a statement that the actress treated her stepmother generously, paying all of her expenses during the years she lived in the home, including housekeeping and gardening costs.

"In addition, Liza has offered to buy Lee a condominium, but apparently her generous offer has been refused," the statement said.

The lawsuit also claims that Liza Minnelli failed to comply with an agreement to keep the home in habitable condition. The electricity was shut off March 27 and the gardener and pool man also have been fired, the lawsuit alleges.

"While defendant is honeymooning all over the world, having fed 850 of her closest friends a 12-foot cake, plaintiff is alone in a cold, dark house," the lawsuit states. Liza Minnelli married producer David Gest last month in New York.

The living conditions have caused "extreme stress, humiliation, embarrassment and worry," for Lee Minnelli, according to the lawsuit.

She seeks a court order requiring her stepdaughter to pay utility and household bills, and unspecified general damages and attorney fees. She also wants a constructive trust for $1 million to be placed on any proceeds from the sale of the house.(AP-AP photo shows Liza Minelli)