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Pa. man admits peeping on women for 2 decades

A suburban Philadelphia landlord has admitted setting up spy cameras and secretly recording women tenants for nearly two decades.

NY landlord fined for removing tenant's toilet

A New York landlord accused of removing the toilet and other fixtures from a basement apartment to get a tenant to move out has been fined nearly $10,000. The Rockland Board of Health issued the fine to Fausto Pinos of Bushkill, Pa., on Wednesday.

In shaky times, are gift cards a bad bet?

Is the threat of retailer bankruptcy great enough to write off gift cards this holiday season? TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky offers advice on this, plus wise words about investing, breaking a lease, mortgages and more.

Landlord allegedly rams Hummer into renter's house

Police have arrested a Newark area landlord who allegedly rammed his Hummer into a renter's house, claiming the tenants were behind on their rent.

Angry Ohio landlord posts 'Drugs & Sex' sign

One Cincinnati landlord is so exasperated by street crime outside his building that he's posted a large sign announcing "Drugs & Sex For Sale 24/7."

Fla. man rents home from fake landlord

An Ocala man who's been paying $800 a month in rent just learned he's actually been paying a phony landlord. Authorities said Carl Kopsho was at a gas station in January, telling his friends he was looking for a place to live when a stranger approached and offered to help.

S.F. couple charged in alleged plot to terrorize tenants

A landlord couple accused of cutting the supports under a renter's San Francisco apartment are facing felony charges in an alleged campaign to terrorize tenants into leaving.

Tenant in Pa. Court Saves Her Landlord

A tenant in court defending herself from a civil complaint by her landlord suddenly had to shift gears. La Tina Osborne, a pediatric nurse, was speaking when she noticed that the plaintiff, Genevieve Zumuda, 77, appeared stricken.

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Banks offering cash to clear out foreclosed properties | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional
Source: komonews.com

Despite federal loan modification programs to help struggling homeowners, many lenders are refusing to play ball and are proceeding with foreclosures. But some of those same lenders are quietly paying people to move out and find another place to live.

Former Hillside cop is sentenced for stealing $15K from state homeless fund
Source: NJ.com

An August 2007 indictment claimed Pedreiras helped his girlfriend, a landlord at the time, submit four false applications to the program that named either an acquaintance, 36-year-old Tashime Mitchell of Irvington, a fictitious person or one of Pedreiras' relatives as a tenant  …

Minister Landlord Works so Jobless Tenants are Not Homeless
Source: HeraldOnline.com

A Rock Hill, South Carolina landlord who is an ordained minister refused to evict unemployed tenants who couldn't pay rent -- and took a job himself to help meet mortgage expenses.

Slumlord Millionaire
Source: miaminewtimes.com

Lawsuit claims landlord pocketed thousands while tenants died.

HOW TO REMOVE EVITED TENANTS... the role of the constable in Arizona
Source: Real Estate Investing 101

A good piece of information about the eviction process as it pertains to the use of constables in Arizona. Don't know if the info pertains to other states though

Pa. Man Admits Peeping On Women For 2 Decades
Source: WFSB.com - News

A suburban Philadelphia landlord has admitted setting up spy cameras and secretly recording women tenants for nearly two decades.

Novato woman accused of Tasering landlord in face
Source: marinij.com

A Novato woman was arrested on allegations she zapped her landlord in the face with a Taser stun gun when he came to inspect the property Tuesday, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Man shot in water argument (Video)
Source: walb.com

ALBANY, GA - An argument over water led to a shooting in South Dougherty County last night. Police say a tenant and her landlord got into an argument over water service being cut off.

Murder charges held in landlord-tenant case
Source: thereporteronline.com

All charges were held for trial against a landlord accused of hitting his Abington apartment tenant in the head with a blunt object and killing him.

Landowner fined $300,000 in dispute over wheelchair ramp
Source: The St Louis Post Dispatch

FLORISSANT --- A landlord who twice threw away a wheelchair ramp installed by a pair of disabled tenants has been ordered to pay $300,000 in damages.

SHOCK: Landlord Accused Of Spying On Teen Tenant - 44-Year-Old Louis Bosco Accused Of Using Video And Audio Equipment To Spy On Tenants (Video)
Source: WCBSTV.com

----There are 2 Videos to the right on the link page.---- NEW YORK --- A Long Island family is outraged over their landlord's alleged spying eyes after hidden cameras were found in the bathroom and their daughter's bedroom.

HELP... I'm a landlord with questions.
Source: Real Estate Investing 101

The job of landlord comes with many questions. Landlord/tenant attorney, Andy Hull has some answers.

Arizona Landlord Alert... what if the AC system goes out.
Source: Real Estate Investing 101

What options do landlords and tenants have in Arizona if the AC system breaks down... read a top landlord/tenant attorney's thoughts.

Police: Woman Lured Landlord To Home To Kill Him
Source: theindychannel.com

An Indianapolis woman who claimed she had stabbed her landlord in self defense when he tried to sexually assault her had actually lured him to the home, police said.

City Condemns 'Deplorable' Apartment Building
Source: ketv.com

There's an apartment complex in Omaha that the city's chief housing inspector calls deplorable and the landlord is nowhere to be found. In fact, one building has raw sewage flowing throughout it.

Buildings 'stolen' - Bogus Landlady Scammed Ex's Estate: Da
Source: New York Post

A former exotic dancer with a body for sin and maybe a brain for it, too, stole three Upper East Side apartment buildings from her late ex-boyfriend and brazenly started collecting rent, authorities said.

Split Incentive Stalls Energy Efficiency in Rental Housing
Source: Sightline Institute

Investing in energy efficiency can reduce greenhouse gas emissions even while saving money on energy bills. It seems like a no-brainer. Yet the one-third of northwesterners who live in rental housing actively avoid investing in energy efficiency.

Sleepless couple sues over loud snorer in upstairs flat
Source: thelocal.de

A couple from Bonn is suing their landlord for promising them a quiet flat – but failing to tell them about the man living above who snored so loudly they could not sleep.

Landlord Evicts Tenants Over Crazy Party Pics on Facebook
Source: Switched

Yes, here's another sign of the evil ways of Facebook -- or good ways, depending on your perspective. Just one day after hearing that a man may be denied disability payments thanks to time spent on the social networking site, we learn of a story out of the U.K.

Police Say Landlord Murdered Tenant, Kept Coffin in Living Room of Boarding House
Source: kyw1060.com

Excerpt: Philadelphia police have a man in custody in connection with a bizarre murder in which the victim was found in a makeshift coffin in the living room of a boarding home (above).

Police: Rental company empties wrong apartment
Source: madison.com

Excerpt: It was a shock when Edward Peterson returned to his downturn apartment last week to discover that it was stripped of everything, including shelves and drawers. An hour or so later, police discovered that his landlord had cleaned out the apartment by mistake.

City Puts Landlords On Notice
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com

Public safety officials in the city of Pittsburgh are ready to start cracking down on landlords who repeatedly fail to reign in disruptive tenants.

Landlord Demands Rent From Ex-Husband of Woman Killed, "insufficient notice to vacate."
Source: cbs2.com

The ex-husband of one of the nine people killed at a Christmas Eve party in Covina has received demands from a landlord to pay the dead woman's rent.

Threat of tenant may net 4 years-
Source: registercitizen.com

A Norfolk man may serve up to four years in jail for threatening his tenants with a loaded shotgun.

Boise Renters Increasingly Caught in Foreclosure Crisis
Source: IdahoStatesman.com Boise

This was in my local paper, but let there be no doubt that this is a nationwide problem. This is a trickle down effect of the banking and foreclosure problem.

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