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Ex-tenant facing murder charges in fatal Pasadena group home fire
An ex-tenant is facing murder charges in connection to a Pasadena group home fire that killed two men Thursday
Read More »Bad tenants to face eviction under new point-scoring rules
New tenants of Huntingdon social landlord Luminus will be evicted if they do not score enough points under a new tenancy scheme. From next April tenants will be marked on how they pay their rent,
Read More »How Bad Tenants Find New Landlords
Talk to any group of landlords and you’re bound to hear horror stories about professional tenants who rip off one landlord after another, leaving behind a trail of trashed rentals and serious financial losses. How
Read More »Landlord’s stuff taken by tenant
When a Blenheim man decided to move flat, he took all the landlord's property as well as his own, police say. Jason William Patchett, 21, a landscaper of Blenheim, moved into a fully furnished flat
Read More »Landlords cost alert to tenants going bust
A LEGAL firm has warned that hundreds of commercial landlords across Cumbria could be left counting the cost if their tenants go bust. Experts at Carlisle-based solicitors Cartmell Shepherd say landlords must take steps to
Read More »When You See Things Tenants Don’t Want You to See
Landlords and property managers have the right to enter their properties, with proper notice to their tenants. Whether it’s for routine maintenance work, pest treatments or safety inspections, it’s not only necessary to occasionally
Read More »5 Signs That Your Tenant is Dealing Drugs
Drug-dealing tenants can be the downfall of any landlord. You risk lawsuits, criminal liability, property seizure, astronomical clean-up costs, plus federal, state and local fines. We all read about the horror stories of rental-property
Read More »Landlord Arrested For Finding Tenant’s Drug Stash And Reporting It To Cops
File this under “No good deed goes unpunished.” REX, Ga. —A man and his wife were arrested after telling police about drugs they found in a rental property they own.
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