MENLO PARK, Calif. – One woman has been able to live in Silicon Valley’s most expensive areas rent-free for the past decade- and now, she’s been convicted for it. Santa Clara County officials said Rebecca Violette, also known as “Rebekah Violette,” scammed local landlords into renting their homes to her by writing bad checks for […]
Woman denies squatting allegations after living rent-free since Colorado homeowner died without a will Mecca Busey has been living in a half-million-dollar Colorado home without paying rent for about a year. Neighbors have accused her of squatting in the 102-year-old property, which was left vacant when the former owner died without a will. Don’t miss […]
The university student sits down next to a 12-year-old pupil in the classroom and he looks at her exercise book, then explains the task. “He helps me in many subjects,” says Christelle, who has been living in Germany for about a year and attends the Neue Oberschule Gröpelingen, a secondary school in the north-western city […]
Mickey Barreto booked a one-night stay at the New Yorker Hotel in 2018 for $200.57. He stayed on, paying no rent for five years thanks to a local housing law. Police arrested him in February. He’s now facing fraud charges and possible jail time. A New Yorker successfully lived in the iconic New Yorker Hotel […]