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Letter: Crime-Free Housing policies should be made illegal
The Transform Rockford section in the Sunday paper included information on Crime-Free Housing policies. Crime-Free Housing are government-forced evictions resulting from accusations of criminal behavior. The policy mandates that all leases include language which states
Read More »Rooming-house tenant allegedly used to tamper with smoke alarms before fatal fire, says witness
A woman living in an alleged rooming house near Humber College frequently set off the main-floor smoke alarm while cooking, court heard Thursday. To stop the noise she would try and knock the smoke alarm
Read More »B.C. bad tenants must pay or go to jail
The B.C. couple exposed as serial bad tenants by CBC last month are facing more court action and possible jail time as the full cost of their apparent scam becomes clear. On April 28, a
Read More »ApplyConnect Delivers Comprehensive Tenant Screening to Association of Realtors and Offers a Revenue Share
CIC, the nation's premier tenant screening provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today an opportunity for Associations of Realtors to earn a monthly revenue share from ApplyConnect tenant screening reports. This mutually beneficial
Read More »Police: Brunswick landlord pointed gun at tenant
Brunswick landlord is facing charges for allegedly pointing a shotgun at a tenant he believes stole from him. Police say 57-year-old Peter Davis is charged with criminal threatening and terrorizing
Read More »Proposed ordinance would terminate leases for criminal activity
A new proposed ordinance is under discussion in a Mid-Michigan city that would require tenants to sign a crime-free lease with their landlord. Under the agreement, tenants who engage in criminal activity can have their
Read More »North Beach Condos Evicting Those with Criminal Records
The owners of a local condominium complex on North Beach have come up with a unique policy for addressing criminal activity in and around their condos. From now on, the Villa Del Sol condos will
Read More »Dallas apartment manager fatally shoots tenant armed with knife
An argument between a building manager and a tenant escalated into a fatal shooting at a Southeast Dallas apartment complex on Friday night. Marcie Rodriguez said she was having a heated discussion with the apartment
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