City (Houston) helps halt evictions

"Residents of the La Casita Apartments already felt neglected by managers who let buildings run down, even before Hurricane Ike broke windows and tore patches off roofs. But instead of starting on repairs to make the apartments livable after the storm, management skipped...

Police: Pa. landlord spied on 34 female tenants

" PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia landlord secretly videotaped 34 female tenants over two decades after hiding cameras in their apartments, authorities said Friday. Thomas Daley, 45, will face additional charges stemming from the new victims identified...

The new ‘Miss Brooklyn’

"“Miss Brooklyn” is dead — but Bruce Ratner has released new renderings (above) of the 511-foot tower that he hopes will take her place.Ratner has said he won’t build the Frank Gehry–designed tower, now called “Building B-1,” until he finds an anchor tenant. And...

Collapse of balcony in East Vancouver sparks safety concerns

" VANCOUVER (CBC) - The City of Vancouver has ordered an East Vancouver property owner to submit a full engineering report following the collapse of a balcony early Sunday morning. A rotten, collapsed balcony was still seen on the E. 5th Avenue building on Monday evening,...

Tenant, Fireman Injured In Blaze

" March 28, 2007 Ohio - A fire Monday afternoon gutted an apartment complex injuring a female tenant and a firefighter. Vicki Thomas, 59, who lived in one of the two occupied apartments in the building in the 600 block of Dewalt Avenue Southwest, was admitted to the intensive...

Tenant Saves Her Landlord in Courtroom

You never know when you'll have to get your superhero on."A tenant in court defending herself from a civil complaint by her landlord suddenly had to shift gears. La Tina Osborne, a pediatric nurse, was speaking when she noticed that the plaintiff, Genevieve Zumuda, 77,...

Boston Firefighters Battle 6 Alarm Inferno

" February 24, 2007 Massachusetts - A troubled tenant who was attempting to dry laundry in the stove of his North End apartment sparked a blazing six-alarm inferno that tore through three attached buildings and left 50 residents homeless, according to the owner of the...

Dog racing to revive Boulevard

"LEISURE firm bosses aim to turn an old sporting venue at Hull into a top-flight greyhound racing arena after clinching a deal with its local authority owners." ''That's what I like to see, local authorities helping local business to succeed. Hull has a great deal to offer...

What is the tax laibility of an NRI in case he gets rental income form proper...

"What is the tax laibility of an NRI in case he gets rental income form properties in India? Someone Asked on This blog I am an NRI. I have invested in a property in India and expected to earn an income of Rs.45,000/- per month by way of rent. 1. What is my tax liability on...

Illegal Immigrants Forced To Work In Brothels To Pay Off Their Travel Debts

"You'd be amazed at the people you'd see going in there" ---- No, I don't think I would be amazed. But the voters might be.

Rents Rising in Washington as Apartment Market is Squeezing

Real Estate News "According to a new analysis by Delta Associates, an Alexandria real estate information company, the surge of well-to-do new renters is attracting developers, and at least 4,000 units that had been planned as condos will instead be leased as rentals over the...

No Vacancy for Apartments in South Florida

Patience is a virtue. You need patience if you are looking for an office, apartment or warehouse. According to the Realtors group, Broward has the nation's lowest second-quarter apartment vacancy rate, 1.7%. The county also has the third-lowest industrial vacancy, 5%, and...