Word: landlordism
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After living quietly for five months on the outskirts of Los Angeles with her two children, Rosa Delgado came home one day to a rude surprise. Her landlord had sued to have her evicted, contending that he needed her $390-a-month apartment for his sister. Delgado, 28, a nurse's assistant, at first refused to move. Eventually she settled out of court, accepting her landlord's offer of a little cash and a 30-day grace period in which to find a new home. But when she began apartment hunting, she encountered some unexpected resistance. One landlord objected...
...many states across the U.S., tenant lists have become a growth industry. "It seems to be an idea that is catching on," says Paul Jenney of Springfield, Mass., whose Landlord Reports Computer Service will, for $4, deliver a profile of any one of 100,000 Bay State tenants who have ever butted heads with their landlords. Denver-based RentCheck boasts a coast-to-coast network; its subscribers control 2.5 million rental units, some 10% of the % total U.S. rental housing supply...
Tenants also have complaints about their landlord's plans for improving the property. Capital improvements allow property owners to raise their controlled rents...
Today the three live in a rented room, and their landlord threatens to report them to immigration authorities every time they try to resist his demands for higher rent...
ALTHOUGH THE PLAY is technically very smooth, the acting is spotty. Even when the script offers good lines--a rare though welcome treat--the delivery often falters. By far the most refreshing work is done by Joe Walsh in portraying a stereotypical ex-jock turned landlord. Walsh adds some genuine hilarity to the play's forced jokes and frustrated humor...