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Landlord could face 11 years in prison
Trial information filed Tuesday charges an Iowa City landlord with 11 counts of invasion of privacy. If convicted of each count, 63-year-old Elwyn G. Miller, of rural Iowa City, could face 11 years in prison
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Landlord stabbed in leg during eviction
The landlord of the Terrance Apartments on Rosemead Avenue in Kelowna is in hospital with a stab wound to the leg suffered during a bailiff ordered eviction Wednesday morning.
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Landlords hit by Shamyana scam lash out at tenants
Landlords duped in one of the UAE’s biggest rental scams by Shamyana Entertainment Services — allegedly perpetrated by con man Haitham Al Kouatly — are lashing out at tenants for misusing their apartments. The sub-leasing
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Tenant Trustworthiness To Be Proved With New System In Portugal
A service for background checks has been developed by Renda Protec in order to reduce the risks of damaged furniture or missed payments. Rental activity has suffered a slump in the Portuguese real estate
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Tenants serving a break notice in a lease
Any tenant who wishes to exercise a break of the lease needs to be very careful, as any mistakes can be costly. Failing to comply exactly with the lease conditions can result in the
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Property clinic: Where do I put my tenant’s deposit?
I have just become a landlord, but do not know anything about looking after my tenant’s deposit. Can I just put it in my bank account? Terry, Dorset Legal advice on becoming a landlord is
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Landlords and tenants need protection from lettings agents
In a new assessment of UK lettings agents, Which? says it has uncovered bad practice, unexpected and unfair fees and a lack of consumer protection that fails both tenants and landlords. According to the watchdog,
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Tenant Screening: What Criteria Can You Use?
My previous two articles discussed the importance of tenant screening and how to avoid a federal discrimination suit. In this article I want to discuss some of the criteria that you can and
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Matrimonial Verification
Medical Staff Verification
No Workplace Violence
Pakistan Criminal Records
Reputational Compliance
Teacher Verification
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