New York Hello‘NYC’s Worst Slumlord’ Gets Fist to the Face at RikersHe might have a few broken bones, a source said.Amanda Yen
NIGHTMARETenants Say Racist ‘Landlord From Hell’ Tormented ThemRenters hope that David Merryman will finally get his due now that the Virginia attorney general has slapped the landlord with an $8 million housing discrimination suit.Andrew Boryga
REVOLUTIONARYBerlin Votes to Target Large Landlords, Socialize HousingThe vote passed easily Sunday, with a nearly complete count reflecting 56.4 percent of voters in favor of the measure.AJ McDougall
VACATEDSCOTUS Strikes Down Biden’s Eviction Moratorium ExtensionBiden’s administration issued the extension to the yearlong moratorium while acknowledging that its legal standing to do so was questionable at best.Blake Montgomery
ANIMAL HOUSELandlord: I Can’t Evict Renter With Pigeon ‘Nailed to Door’A renter claiming to be a Santeria doctor has been able to house 22 farm animals in a New Jersey row house during the pandemic moratorium on evictions.Barbie Latza Nadeau
LANDLORD FROM HELLLandlord Charged After Tenant Had to Jump From Building FireEvener Leon, who owned a building in Brooklyn, did not pay for any heat utilities but instead illegally gave his tenants individual hot plates, according to reports.Jennifer Adams
Limousine LiberalismWhy Is California Making Cops Guard Empty Houses?“It’s like a work program for the Highway Patrol,” said one resident irate at the use of manpower in a state with a real-estate crisis.Mike Branom
Friendly RemindersCreepy Landlord Letters Warn: Vote Republican or PayThe tactic may be perfectly legal, but it’s adding to anxiety in a season rife with voter intimidation.Kelly Weill
GROSSNJ Landlord Demanded Sexual Favors for Housing Breaks: FedsThe property owner, who receives about $100,000 per month in federal vouchers, is accused of sexually harassing tenants since at least 2005.Madeline Charbonneau
opinionCASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND METhe Coronavirus Exposes Hollywood’s Celebrity LandlordsSeveral celebs have received fawning headlines for offering tenants free rent during the current pandemic. But the bigger question is: Why are these people landlords to begin with?Cassie da Costa
SERIOUSLY?Portland Landlord Sues Tenant Over Coronavirus VolunteeringA 77-year-old woman said her tenant’s work at homeless shelters puts them both at risk for exposure.Blake Montgomery