Word: accountability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...passes, even if tenants disappear, the landlords can access their accrued rents in the escrow account...
However, tenants argue that the bill would take away their voice in court, since it requires tenants to have the rent in the escrow account--before they can take their landlords to court on code violation charges...
Computer meltdowns aren't the only threat posed by the Y2K bug. Scam artists are trying to convince people they need to move their money into "Y2K safe" bank accounts, which means giving the crooks the chance to swipe your savings, regulators told Congress last week. Most banks are Y2K compliant--and if not, the FDIC insures each account for as much...
...Bank Account...
...walking, talking dime novel. This mother-and-son grifter team has conned, robbed and even enslaved. But the real problem, as an acquaintance observes, is that "the people they deal with keep coming up dead." The most famous of these may be Irene Silverman. This clunky but engrossing account of the Kimeses' relationship with the wealthy Manhattanite leaves us where the New York Police Department is now: with a seemingly notorious murder, but no body and only circumstantial evidence. Still, the book's catalog of doctored passports and errant blood drops shows why this tale may eventually have a Hollywood...