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A Holyoke, Massachusetts landlord will serve time after he was found guilty of civil rights violations against his tenants. The man was sentenced to one year in jail, and will serve six months with the balance suspended for one year. The verdict follows a two day trial. In addition to jail time, the landlord was ordered to attend counseling, comply with a permanent injunction prohibiting discrimination, engage in substance abuse evaluations, and have no contact with the victims. Å“The defendant harassed and intimidated victims despite being subject to a court order due to similar behavior in the past, Attorney General Martha Coakley said. “This verdict and sentence shows that... Read more
According to a news report out of Lansing, Illinois, local lawmakers voted unanimously to ease the inspection requirements on rental properties. Under the new rules,...
No matter how diligent you are as a landlord, chances are you will face the stress of having to evict a tenant at some point. Landlords sometimes are taken by surprise...
Changes are coming to the critically important National Flood Insurance Program that could impact real estate transactions and property owners across the...
California landlords are likely to see a change soon in security deposit regulations, as a bill to clarify these rules moves toward final passage. Under this proposed...
At least 21 tenants from a Columbia, Missouri apartment complex are suing the landlord after losing personal possessions in a fire. Typically, renters insurance is the only source of recovery for a tenant’s personal property after a fire. A landlord’s insurance will pay for damage to the building, but not to a tenant’s property. However, there is a narrow exception. If a tenant can prove that the fire was the landlord’s fault, then a tenant may be able to claim damages under negligence theories. That’s what the tenants here are hoping to do. According to news reports following the story, tenants are alleging that the landlord is at fault because it violated the... Read more
Under a new proposal, Connecticut landlords will have to step up their game when it comes to fighting bedbugs. Lawmakers there are working to establish a framework for...
Innovative online tool provides new apartment search resource. For Rent Media Solutions has introduced a new way to search for apartments. Prospective renters are now...
According to a tenant advocacy group, several online ‘bad tenant’ registries have received a warning that their listings may be illegal. The California-based...
According to a news report out of Atlanta this week, a landlord was slapped with a former tenant’s $19,000 water bill and threatened with a property lien if she...
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