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The Eviction Process
The eviction process usually involves three phases: A notice is given to the tenant. If the tenant does not comply with the notice then litigation is started by hand-delivery of a complaint for unlawful detainer. The case is resolved through settlement or by entry of a judgment by the court. Frequently this takes less than […]
Judge: Landlord must pay $220,000 for discriminating against ill tenant
A federal judge has ordered an Indianapolis landlord to pay $220,000 for discriminating against a sick tenant. U.S. District Court Judge William T. Lawrence ruled July 3 that Carolyn Smitley must pay about $220,000 in actual and punitive damages for violating the rights of Carolyn McGuffin, who was ill and confined to a hospital bed in her apartment. Smitley, […]
Northern California Landlord Charged With Shooting Tenant.
A Northern California landlord has been charged with trying to kill a tenant in the third such violent incident between renters and property owners in recent weeks in a region mired in an affordable housing crisis. In this booking photo released Wednesday, June 20, 2018, by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is Herman Levi Little, […]
SERVICE ANIMALS
It may not be obvious what an individual’s disability is, why a person needs the service animal, or what the service animal does for him (and it’s not appropriate to ask!). Read on for basic facts about service animals: Some fair housing laws define a service animal as “any animal that is individually trained to […]
Lawsuit Claims Google Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Google’s allegedly hyper masculine internal culture enabled serial sexual harassment of a female engineer, according to a new lawsuit. Loretta Lee, a developer at the search engine between 2008 and 2016 asserts that she was the subject of constant groping, touching and inappropriate conduct. Worse is that Google, intentionally or negligently, allegedly failed to tackle her complaints, which left […]
Preventing Workplace Violence
1.The Facts Are: How big is the problem? Every week, 18,000 American workers are assaulted. About 20 Americans are murdered each week while at work. Homicide is the second leading cause of death in the workplace in the U.S. and the number one cause of death in the workplace for females. American business and government offices […]
Background Checks
What Employers Need to Know When making personnel decisions – including hiring, retention, promotion, and reassignment – employers sometimes want to consider the backgrounds of applicants and employees. For example, some employers might try to find out about the person’s work history, education, criminal record, financial history, medical history, or use of social media. Except […]
Portland landlord is going to jail, after losing his last appeal of conviction in fire that killed 6
Gregory Nisbet, acquitted of manslaughter, got a 90-day sentence for a misdemeanor safety violation in his building on Noyes Street, the site of Portland’s deadliest fire in four decades. Assistant Attorney General Bud Ellis said the case of landlord Gregory Nisbet, left, has made property owners more vigilant about fire safety. Staff file photo by Ben […]
Tenant arrested in death of woman found in Kauai home
COURTESY OF KAUAI POLICE DEPARTMENT Peter Grewer was arrested for suspicion of murder in the second degree after he allegedly killed a woman found dead in her home on Tuesday. Kauai police arrested Peter Grewer, 62, of Omao, after he allegedly killed a woman found dead in her home on Tuesday. The victim has been […]