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Fraudulent tenant jailed after selling landlord’s property
A fraudster who cloned his landlord’s identity and then used it to sell his £300,000 house from under his nose has been jailed for three years. Francis Vaughan’s scam was attempted on a property in
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 »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.
Read More »Landlord, Tenant Argument Leads to Multiple Charges
Timothy Daley, 57, of Southbury was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct on Thursday, August 2 at approximately 6:40 a.m
Read More »How to Prevent Common Landlord Liabilities
There are a number of conditions on a rental property that can increase a landlord’s risk of income loss. Landlords have a duty to prevent injuries in and around their rentals.
Read More »Landlord Owes Money to Rule-Breaking Tenant
In a recent case from British Columbia, a tenant who was subject to two eviction attempts for failing to pay rent was nonetheless able to obtain a $700 award against her landlord for withholding
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