Geneva Holmes James’ Seattle apartment has no hot water in the kitchen. “I warm it up on the stove,” she said. The stove luckily works, but the oven door is busted. She’s also facing an eviction for non-payment and for not responding to the landlord’s lawyers. But she says the landlord won’t accept her payment. […]
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Puyallup landlord says nightmare tenants trashed late wife’s house
Jesse Jones: Puyallup landlord says nightmare tenants trashed late wife’s house Glen Jasmer is a widower and a reluctant landlord. Dana, Glen’s late wife owned the home when the two got married. After renting it in 2020 it’s become a legal nightmare. “She recently passed and I’m glad she passed so that she doesn’t have […]
444 Park Apartments in Richmond Heights still facing criticism from tenants
Jan. 30—Tenants at 444 Park Apartments in Richmond Heights are still facing issues with their buildings. Several residents recently came to a City Council meeting to speak out about the living conditions at the apartments, located at 440 Richmond Park Drive. Resident Mellishia Clark said that her mother who is disabled and uses a walker […]
Portland tenants still displaced from ice storm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Weeks after the wicked winter snow-and-ice storm left a half-million without power for days, some of those displaced by the storm are still waiting to be able to go back home. Kiah Sykes has lived at The Yards Apartments on Northwest Naito Parkway since 2016. When the ice storm hit, she […]
Tenants accuse local father-son landlords of violating judge’s order, trying to evict residents
Tenants of a local father-son landlord team are accusing them of violating a judge’s order by trying to evict residents while under state investigation. We first told you about Joseph Johns and Joseph Johns II in September. The pair own more than 50 homes in Fayette and Greene counties and is facing a number of […]
Crown Center’s silence after shooting ‘appalling’ to tenants, who call for communication
After six people were wounded in a shooting at Crown Center last Wednesday, tenants of the popular shopping center are criticizing management of the facility for failing to publicly address the incident and provide updates to businesses about security. Nearly a week after the shooting, restaurant and retail managers have not been provided an update […]
Proposed House Bill could give mobile home tenants more rights against park owners.
For the past four years, people living in Lake Runnymeade Mobile Home Park in St. Cloud have been fighting to get and keep basic amenities from their property owner. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS In the past few years, residents said the property has started to deteriorate, all while the rent continues to rise. […]
Illinois apartment tenants said they were trapped inside units after property was boarded up
Harvey, Illinois residents living in an apartment building became trapped inside their units after their doors and windows were boarded shut, according to reports. FOX 32 in Chicago reported that some residents in the apartment complex, located on S. Halsted Street, became trapped inside, and when videos made the rounds on social media, several people […]
Española tenants union sets sights on improvements after leader’s eviction case victory
Jan. 3—Monica Mendez chuckled as she read over a website promoting Las Lomas Apartments in Española. The complex, she read, “offers all the rewards and comforts of high-class living.” Living at Las Lomas since 2019, she has faced “one thing after another,” Mendez said — from broken promises to broken appliances to surprise fees. She […]