Tag Archive: rats

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Landlord Tenant News: January 1 to January 8, 2010

Rats and bedbugs take over where Dawnay, Day left off in Harlem; Re’Anita Burns Looks Back on a Decade of Organizing in East Palo Alto; Judicial Bias Out of Control in SF Superior Court; Renters would like a tax break too; Bronx tenants win case citing Stuy Town; Page Mill’s East Palo Alto buildings to hit the auction block Feb. 1; Affordable housing ruling a setback to cities

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Time To Get Medieval?

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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A Cave By Any Other Name

The warranty of habitability, the landlord’s guarantee that he will provide you a unit with more amenities than a cave or a cardboard box, is implied in every lease, written or verbal.

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