May 13th 2010 10:30AM
New York City is fighting asthma in a new way: by forcing 175 slumlords to clean up their act. The City Council is focusing on the worst landlord offenders. These are the slumlords who do not fix conditions such as mold, vermin, insect infestation, and garbage. All of these unsanitary conditions are contributing factors... Continue Reading »
Apr 22nd 2010 11:45AM
There are plenty of real estate tycoons, property owners, and developers resorting to jerky moves to keep their real estate dealings running smoothly. Is it any surprise that some of these "schmucky" situations, as Business Week reports, are no big whoop to those who practice them? Open practitioners like Donald Trump... Continue Reading »
Nov 29th 2009 12:00PM
Tiger Woods, Holiday Shopping, haggling for lower rent and more. Here are the hottest stories on RentedSpaces from the past week. - Mom should be proud: Son Blogs to Help Mom Sell House - Before he crashed his car (suspiciously), we wondered about the taste level of Tiger Woods' new house. - Rent more than just your... Continue Reading »
Nov 13th 2009 5:00PM
Bad landlords, mostly! And our story of a bad landlord in Virginia who was put under house arrest in his slum-rental property inspired quite a debate. Some chimed in with an atta-boy, judge calling the landlord "the worst of mankind," while others blame the "nefarious" tenants who "crapped in the shed" and deriding them... Continue Reading »
Oct 22nd 2009 10:00AM
Choose from these terrible options: bed bugs, black mold, or sewage leaking into your apartment. Your choice would probably be to move out - and fast! Great, if you can afford it. The renters in these two Brooklyn apartment buildings are not so fortunate. News recently surfaced that they've endured some of the most vile... Continue Reading »
