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Landlord Gets Year In Prison For Tenants’ Marijuana Operation
A Montana landlord with no criminal history has been sentenced to a year in prison for a medical marijuana operation run by his tenants. Jonathan Janetski, 36, of Flathead Valley, was sentenced by U.S.
Read More »What Are My Responsibilities as a Landlord Regarding Illegal Immigrants Living in My Property?
Immigration policies in the U.S. are currently under much debate, which also applies to policies regarding renting property to illegal immigrants. Some states have made renting to illegal immigrants illegal for landlords while others
Read More »Learn to Say “Problem Tenants Need Not Apply”
Recently, a prospective tenant sent a question to a real estate columnist asking for advice on how to find a rental home when the applicant has a criminal background stemming from alcohol and drug
Read More »Is Facebook the Next Tenant Screening Tool?
Last summer’s party anthem, “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” may have had you rocking out in your car and empathizing with the line, “pictures of last night ended up on line, I’m screwed.” But
Read More »Can Landlords Check Only My Husband’s Credit?
A credit check is one of the several key steps a landlord goes through to improve the likelihood the tenants he selects will pay the rent. Whether or not he chooses to do a
Read More »Tenant docked for slapping landlord’s wife
Mrs Rita Ibeanu, 31, a tenant, was on Monday arraigned at an Asaba Magistrates’ Court for slapping her landlord’s wife. The police prosecutor, Mr Alex Ibendiogwu, told the court that the accused committed the offence
Read More »Landlords want secrecy lifted to battle bad tenants
Ontario should end the secrecy that allows bad tenants to flourish, says a group representing 2,300 landlords. “The standards should be the same across the justice system,” said Vince Brescia, president and chief executive officer
Read More »Property Owners and Managers May be Liable for Wrongful Death of Burglary Victims Seed Newsvine
Among these services is an adequate reasonable level of security. When a property’s security is breached and a tenant is murdered during a burglary, the property owners and managers may be liable for the
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