Wednesday November 25, 2009
How do you effectively combat a serious crime problem at an apartment complex? One way to do it is to kick out all the tenants who are committing the crimes -- even if it means mass evictions.
That's what the management of a complex in Jacksonville, Florida decided to do in an effort to clean up the neighborhood, according to a report from First Coast News. On Friday, several tenants across multiple buildings at the complex were reportedly ordered to vacate for criminal activity.
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Monday November 23, 2009
When a family returned to their Herscher, Illinois apartment last Monday, they found, much to their surprise, that it was dressed up with lights and other decorations for Christmas. No one in the family could have done it, they didn't hire any contrators, and the building's management certainly didn't provide such a service.
It turns out the culprit was a teenage friend of the family, who managed to gain access to the apartment and quietly accomplish the holiday adornment while the family was away for the weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The girl apparently only left decorations and, according to the Associated Press, took nothing from the apartment. Luckily for her, the family has reportedly decided not to press charges.
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(Photo © Mieke de Leeuw / SXC)
Friday November 20, 2009
If you're hosting a Thanksgiving get-together this Thursday at your apartment, catering to your guests will no doubt be your top priority.
But don't be a turkey and forget about being considerate to your neighbors. It doesn't take much effort, and it can be a great way to maintain a respectful relationship with the people who live around you.
Here are tips for how you can practice "neighbor-friendly entertaining" at your apartment this Thanksgiving.
(Photo © David Sinofsky / SXC)
Thursday November 19, 2009
It's not at all uncommon for police officers to find drugs on suspects and arrest them for it. But here are two recent stories of arrests involving marijuana possession at an apartment that you don't read about every day.
Today, apartment roommates in Wichita, Kansas called the police to report that robbers were making off with their marijuana. After the police apprehended the robbers and found the drugs in question, they proceeded to arrest the tenants, who now face charges of possession and intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a school, according to UPI.com.
On November 6, a landlord in Cambria, New York was arraigned on charges of second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and unlawfully growing cannabis, and a tenant has been indicted on the same charges. But, as The Buffalo News reported, the police only discovered the drug and indoor plants because of a 911 call about a man with a gun, which turned out to be false.
(Photo © Jorge Barrios / Wikimedia Commons)
