Landlord Tries To Kill Tenant Over Rent

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Isn't it easier to just serve an eviction notice? Or sue?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_re_us/eviction_by_bomb;_ylt=ArC7VxMOEIJc.VAq3.lBEGZvzwcF

Prosecutor: Landlord tried to kill man over rent Fri May 16, 3:30 AM ET

NEW YORK - Prosecutors say a New York landlord who tried to kill a tenant with a bomb has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges. The tenant lost a leg in the blast.

Prosecutors said Thursday that 38-year-old Yung Tang placed the bomb in a bag next to Israel Halberstam's minivan while it was parked outside his Brooklyn home in March 2002. The bag exploded when Halberstam tried to move it.

They say Tang wanted his tenant dead because Halberstam owed him about $100,000 in rent on a showroom for his electronics business.

Prosecutors say they don't know whether Tang has an attorney. No telephone number could be found for his Greenwood Lake home.

If convicted, he faces up to 50 years in prison.
 

RiJoRi

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Doesn't this idiot know how to change locks?

Probably illegal here in liberal New York! Also, the laws favor the tenant, even if it is to the detriment of the landlord. I know -- my aunt owns a 6-family apartment in Queens, NY, and even though the fuel prices are skyrocketing, she CAN NOT increase the rent she charges! This lady is in her 80's, and she has this albatross around her neck.

--Rich
 
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