Know your rights as a renter - San Jose Mercury News
25 May 2012, 5:09 pm
The housing market's slow rebound makes renting a good option for many. Former homeowners looking to recover their financial stability are joining new renters on the hunt for their first apartment and long-time tenants facing rising rental costs.

$500 Cable Bill Highlights Importance Of renter's Insurance - Insurance News Net
25 May 2012, 3:21 pm
May 24--Long Branch resident Warren West saw his belongings go up in flames when his Brighton Avenue apartment -- along with part of the block -- burned in February. "Everything I ever had, pretty much," said West, 36, describing the scope of the loss.

BROWNSTOWN TWP.: Woman’s landlord given citation for allegedly slashing her cable line, twice - News-Herald
25 May 2012, 12:01 pm
The renter called police to the residence on Princess Street at about 3 p.m. Monday and told officers she has had an ongoing dispute with the landlord and several other suspicious incidents have occurred during that time, including the death of ...

Habitat for Humanity volunteers fix up home on Cleveland's East 84th Street - Cleveland Plain Dealer
25 May 2012, 4:51 am
Marshay Davis, 27, the new owner of the home, who works as a beautician, said she plans to be in the home long term and is preparing for the transition from becoming a renter to being a part of a neighborhood. "I'm very grateful for this and it ...

renter learns her rights after roach infestation - WRAL
23 May 2012, 4:21 pm
Cary, N.C. — Think of how gross it would be to live in a home with roaches seemingly coming out of every corner, even appliances! Carolyn Hewett found out she had that kind of bug problem the night she moved into her Cary rental. "It was like a nightmare ...

Merced City Council repeals renter protection ordinance - Merced Sun-Star
22 May 2012, 3:46 pm
An ordinance touted as protection for renters was repealed over concerns it violated private property rights following a marathon City Council meeting that ended late Monday. Claiming the it was a drag of the housing market, the City Council ...

Merced City Council could repeal renter ordinance - Abc Local Web
21 May 2012, 6:25 pm
The law says tenants cannot be evicted just because the home they're renting goes into foreclosure. The Just Cause for Eviction law went into effect in December, and supporters say it's already helped dozens of people stay in their homes. But local ...

Greig’s sis trying to evict no-pay tenant - Boston Herald
20 May 2012, 5:04 am
The financially beset sister of Catherine Greig is embroiled in a legal battle to evict the renter of the home in Quincy her twin abandoned in 1995 when she hit the road with accused serial killer James “Whitey” Bulger, newly filed documents show.

Scam gets renter luxury for nothing and views for free - The Age
19 May 2012, 7:25 pm
HOW would you like to live it up in a million-dollar Brighton East townhouse with all the bells and whistles, a flash fully furnished St Kilda apartment offering sweeping views of the esplanade and water, or a brand new Hampton penthouse boasting a private ...

Monet’s Garden’ at the New York Botanical Garden - New York Times
17 May 2012, 9:50 pm
From 1883 to the end of his life in 1926, initially as a renter, he presided over his aesthetic Eden, his paradise for the innocent eye, and there created some of the most adventurous works on canvas of the early 20th century: the enveloping ...