Jul. 1—BIDDEFORD — A York County jury found a Biddeford man guilty of murder on Monday for killing the landlord who was trying to evict him from an apartment in 2021. The jury deliberated for about an hour before finding Randal J. Hennessey guilty of one count of knowing or intentional murder in the death […]
Jun. 25—BIDDEFORD — Jamie Wakefield met Douglas “Doug” Michaud Jr. in 2019 while he was playing pool. “He said he saw me and it looked like I had a beam of light on me, and he knew I was the one,” Wakefield, 29, told a jury on Tuesday. “We were inseparable.” Wakefield, who watched Michaud […]
The landlord of Athlone Town Centre in Co Westmeath has brought High Court proceedings over the closure of the pharmacy in the shopping centre. Hurley Property ICAV, for and on behalf of its sub-fund Cornerstone Property Fund, claims its tenants, ATC Pharmacy Ltd, pharmacist Philip McGorisk and Charlie O’Brien, have breached the lease by failing […]
Tenants of the troubled Independence Towers apartment building started their week coping with the chaos of a fire, and finished it in negotiations with their new landlord, just prior to learning a fellow resident was charged with arson. On Thursday, The Independence Towers Tenant Union, along with the KC Tenants Union, brought TriGild Inc. Vice […]
A Minnesota father was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for the brutal murder of his daughter’s allegedly abusive boyfriend after telling a witness he had “already dug a hole” for the man’s grave. Michael Lee Laflex, 46, was found guilty on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and another of second-degree […]
Jun. 11—A Biddeford man accused of shooting his landlord to death in September 2021 is preparing to go to trial at the end of the month after more than a two-year wait. Jury selection in the trial of Randal Hennessey, who is accused of shooting Douglas Michaud Jr. six times on their apartment porch, is […]
May 25—A Biddeford landlord who was serving a life sentence for killing two teenage tenants has died in prison. James Earl Pak, 86, died just before 5 a.m. Saturday in Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, according to the Maine Department of Corrections. The department said Pak was attended by medical personnel when he died […]
May 23—For only the second time since Portland’s rent control law went into effect, the rent board recommended that the city fine a landlord for breaking the 2020 law. In a unanimous vote Wednesday night, the rent board found that Elizabeth Kane retaliated against her Sawyer Street tenants when she rescinded her offer of a […]
The application window for the second round of rent relief for Los Angeles County landlords opened on Monday after a successful initial launch last December. The program, officially known as the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program, aims to help landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accepted applicants can “receive up to $30,000 per rental […]
US Healthcare Landlord Medical Properties Trust’s Largest Tenant Steward Health Goes Bankrupt, Sparks Regulatory Concerns Medical Properties Trust Inc’s (NYSE:MPW) tenant Steward Health Care plunged into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, posing significant financial risks for hospitals across eight states. State regulators, alarmed by the precarious situation, have intensified scrutiny over the Steward Health Care System. With a network of […]
May 7—Bradley Davis loves the sunny first floor apartment he shares with his girlfriend in Portland’s Woodfords Corner. “We’re in a quiet neighborhood but only 10 minutes from the city, 10 minutes from the beach and an hour from hiking,” said Davis, 27. “It’s the epicenter of everything we want.” But when they questioned whether […]
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