SOMA landlords charged with terrorizing tenants
Stunning allegations emerge in lawsuit filed against landlords who allegedly waged a campaign of terror against tenant in order to force them to leave. Landlords bought the building and tried to get the former tenant to leave after they succesfully fought the evictions.
When one of the tenants, Scott Morrow, successfully fought eviction, the couple allegedly [...]
Tenant Screening discussed in Landlord Seminar
Police departments from Richland and Kennewick in the Tri-State Area conducting a landlord training and instruction seminar for approximately fifty two people. Tenant Screening and tenant background checks were one topic of discussion, including fire codes and crime, including graffiti and drugs.
“This is very beneficial. It gives us an opportunity to meet with community police departments, [...]
New ordinance requires Stewartville landlords to run background checks
Should background checks be required for all prospective tenants? Post-Bulletin reports that Stewartville, MN city council has passed an “ordinance requiring all landlords to conduct background checks on prospective renters” The impetus for the ordinance appears to be that a neighboring city Rochester, recently passed the same ordinance. Apparently, the citizens of Stewartville believe that [...]
Fort Collins seeing a rise in White Collar Securities Crimes
The Coloradoan reported that the present economic situation may be driving a rise in white collar investment and securities scams.
The warning comes amid multiple local high-profile prosecutions of accused Ponzi scheme architects who face charges of running pyramid scams by taking money from new investors to pay off older ones.
Also facing problems are landlords and [...]
