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In response to "IYC - Eviction update: My friend has until Friday to move out. I met with the real landlord. " by Krusty

ugh. unfortunately, that kind of thing (minus the outright crazy) has been happening quite a bit locally with empty foreclosures.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jun 27 '12, 15:26

there have been a bunch of news stories about it, and there are tips for how to check if it's really an owner who's renting (or, a different kind of crazy) selling to you.

I did a quick google for NYC, and there seems to have been a lot of shams through craig's list - enough that there are tips for going through there, even.

best of luck to your friend and the others!

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man, I had no idea. next time I'm looking for a place I will have to check out the landlord. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 15:30 5
- apparently, it happened a lot in the 70s with foreclosures and then made a comeback in recent years with the upsurge. -- nm - b. Jun 27, 15:39
- Me either. I never would have thought to check if the person renting me the place was allowed to do it. - Krusty Jun 27, 15:34 3
  - going forward, errybody gonna need a background check. -- nm - Diva Jun 27, 15:36 2
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 15:37 1
      - thinking back, a lot of the folks I've rented from could have been pulling that scam, and in most cases, I would have not known. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 15:38

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ugh. unfortunately, that kind of thing (minus the outright crazy) has been happening quite a bit locally with empty foreclosures.

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