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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
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »Woman sentenced for landlord slaying
An Omaha woman convicted of killing her landlord has been sentenced. Monique Lee will spend the rest of her life in prison for the October 2010 slaying of Karen Jenkins. Judge James Gleason handed down the
Read More »Tenants, landlords have new rights in N.S.
New legislation that changes the rights of tenants and landlords is now in effect in Nova Scotia. Some of the amendments work in favour of residents, but some say overall the Tenancies Act still favours
Read More »Life sentence in slaying of landlord
Cynthia and Karen Jenkins were so close they were like twins. Born just 11 months apart, the sisters shared everything. They argued and laughed, telephoned and teased each other every day, even when Karen Jenkins
Read More »Feared tenant is evicted from home
A disorderly tenant who made his neighbours’ lives a misery over a prolonged period in which he even threatened to kill people has been evicted. Carl Prosser, formally of Pilton Close, Paston, Peterborough, was evicted
Read More »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
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