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Beware of Predatory Landlords Who Rent Out Foreclosed Homes

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Authorities say a man is accused of illegally taking possession of foreclosed homes in Pasco County and renting them to unsuspecting tenants.
Authorities say 48-year-old Stephen Thomas Bybel was arrested Wednesday for one count of scheme to defraud. A jail official says he was released on $5,000 bond.

Detectives say that Bybel [...]

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Renters Become Victims of Predatory Landlords

by Moe Bedard

In Los Angeles, foreclosures for buildings with five or more units totaled 78 — encompassing 1,344 units — in the first three quarters of 2009, compared with 49 buildings and 432 units over the same period last year, and 13 buildings and 239 units in the same period of 2007, according to the city’s housing [...]

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Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act Saves Renters

by Moe Bedard

The federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, which was adopted in May, “was a complete game changer for renters,” Marx said. Before this, a foreclosure discontinued the lease and tenants lost the right to stay in their homes.
Marx said the July 13 letter, which was signed by “evictions team lead” Daniel J. Lailer of the [...]

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Renters Of Homes In Foreclosure Lose Priviliges

by Moe Bedard

“I couldn’t have a pizza. I can’t use the facility. I can’t go to the pool,” Melendez said.
No one, not even a relative, can visit them in the Terracina community. It’s all because the owner, Micki O’Callaghan, is in foreclosure.
WPBF 25 News first reported on O’Callaghan in June. The Homeowner’s Association Security Chairperson, Doug Prince, [...]

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