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Peoria homeowners fight back against HOA
If a homeowner leaves a trash can out, or doesn't cut back weeds - most homeowners associations will issue a fine. But if a renter in a Peoria neighborhood does it, they can be evicted
Read More »Rentec Radically Alters The Landscape For Landlords and Property Managers Needing Access to Credit and Criminal Data
Rentec Direct, a leading provider of tenant screening services for landlords and property managers, introduces a new setup process which radically simplifies the setup and credentialing process. The new setup process provides any landlord
Read More »Tenant Background Search Introduces Credit Check Information for Background Checks
Determining whether or not a potential tenant will be able to pay rent on time and keep a property in good shape is important for any landlord. Information about a person's credit rating, rental
Read More »Landlord found guilty of second-degree murder
A Lake County jury found a landlord guilty in the 2012 shooting death of a tenant on Thursday afternoon. It took the jury more than three hours to come back with a second-degree murder verdict
Read More »Landlord who killed tenant guilty of second-degree murder
A landlord who claimed a stand-your-ground defense in the fatal shooting of a tenant holding his 18-month granddaughter was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder. Prosecutors had charged Pablo Infante, 47, with first-degree murder in
Read More »Tenant tells webcam murder trial of finding body
A tenant at Qian “Necole” Liu’s home recalled Tuesday how he discovered her corpse after an urgent message tipped him off that she was “in danger.” Zhimming Zhuo said his roommate phoned him to
Read More »Landlord accused of gunning down tenant who was holding toddler
Jeffrey Allen Henrickson Sr. was holding his 18-month-old granddaughter when he was shot to death after returning home from a dinner of Chinese food. "There was blood all over the baby," Tammy Vest, the mother
Read More »‘One bad tenant can ruin an apartment’
Mercedes Ohirko and Celeena Arcand stand in a cramped apartment hallway. It's the middle of a work day, and the building is calm. Three years ago, in one of these apartments, 23-year Chantelle Cathcart was
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