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Tags: bedbugs, greed, landlord, law, lawyers, predatory equity, rats, rent control, tenant, villains, warranty of habitability
A three-month old baby in Louisiana died in her home from blood loss due to rat bites. There were holes in the walls and holes in the floor. Evidently, the landlord spent FEMA money earmarked to repair the house on something else, but the authorities were still trying to determine if they should file criminal charges against the parents!
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Tags: Cheese Ball, landlord, law, lead poisoning, mold, rat bites, rats, tenant, Time to Get Medieval, villains, warranty of habitability