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Lead, Rodents, Put Tenants at Risk, Rhode Island says in Lawsuit Against Major Landlord

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island landlord whose tenants have long complained about lead hazards, rodent infestations and other problems with their apartments was sued Tuesday by the state attorney general, who said conditions at many properties put renters’ …

Hertz False-Arrest Claimants Can Sue in State Court, Judge Rules

More than 60 people who have accused Hertz Corp. of having them wrongly arrested won the right to join a lawsuit against the company, dealing another blow to efforts by the rental car giant to keep the allegations bottled up …

Florida Renters Can Recover Sinkhole Items, Despite Biohazard Risk

Weeks after a sinkhole swallowed two Florida homes, the displaced renters may be able to recover their lost property – if they are willing to sift through the mess left behind, a local official said Thursday. Debris from the sinkhole …

Sandy Battered the Poor Hardest, Studies Show

Superstorm Sandy punished low-income people in New York and New Jersey, especially renters who are now at risk of being unable to find new homes, according to a pair of studies released on Wednesday said. Forty-three percent of the 518,000 …

Insurance Divides Haves From Have-Nots After Sandy

Standing in the driveway next to the charred shell of his house on Long Beach, Long Island, with the hood open to his water-logged, brand-new 2012 Subaru Outback, Bill Long heard the words so many in the path of superstorm …