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Danielle Cruz and her husband purchased and renovated a home in Chicago, but after listing it for sale, they found out someone was already living there. ABC7-TV re- ported that a contractor showed up to make a repair to the presumably vacant house and reported to Cruz that someone was inside the home. He also indicated that the locks were changed.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Homeowner’s Shock: Squatter Won’t Leave
“We honestly thought he was joking because we knew the house was vacant,” Cruz said. “So we show up with the cops, and there’s a young woman in there with all of her belongings.”
Done Up Like A Dog’s Dinner
ILLUSTRATION BY MARK GALACGAC
“We just want to let the Amarillo community have some fun with this,” direc- tor of Parks and Recreation Michael Kashuba said, ask- ing locals to weigh in with their ideas about what the Unidentified Amarillo Ob- ject might be.
“What transpired is not advocacy or activism, it is criminal behavior with the intent to disrupt a proceeding and cause damage,” noted a statement from the Office of Court Administration.
Ladesion Riley, 30, who raps under the name 213 Jugg god, was one of four people arrested in Nashville on June 6 for robbing an ATM tech- nician as he serviced a ma- chine at a Bank of America location, WZTV reported. Ri- ley’s videos have appeared on YouTube, and his latest song is called Make It Home. It re- fers to robbing ATMs.
The woman said she had signed a month-to-month lease with a “landlord,” and because she produced a lease, the police couldn’t ask her to vacate. Real estate attorney Mo Dadkhah said the case would probably be referred to the Cook County eviction courts.
In other Weird happenings:
“I made it a collie because it looks real when I put on,” Toko said. “Long-haired dogs can mislead the human figure. I met such a condition and made collie, my favorite breed of dog.”
“It is important to note that this entity was outside the Amarillo Zoo,” he added. “There were no signs of crim- inal activity or vandalism.”
A restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, has encouraged pa- trons to enhance their food or drink by licking a dining room wall made of Hima- layan rock salt, WLBT-TV reported on June 3. The head chef at The Mission restau- rant brought in the rocks to improve the overall ambiance and add a unique touch for customers enjoying tequila shots.
“The process could take six, 12, 18 months,” he said.
Down at the Amarillo (Texas) Zoo, it isn’t the an- imal exhibits inside that are sparking excitement among
For those who are squea- mish about the germs, the rock salt reportedly has natu- ral sanitary properties, but the
Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to weirdnewstips@ amuniversal.com.
Cruz’s other option is “cash
for key” — offering the rent- er money to leave. But so far, Cruz can’t get her to respond.
and amusement facilities, to create a costume that is ex- tremely realistic. It took 40 days to build.
Lick It Up
Riley and his co-criminals are from Houston, so they’re facing federal charges and FBI scrutiny. Meanwhile, the Houston Police Officers’ Union mocked Riley on its Facebook page: “IRONY: When you make a rap song called Make It Home about bank jugging and hitting atm’s out of state, and then don’t make it home to Hous- ton.”
Putting On The Dog
A man in Japan identified as Toko has spent almost $16,000 to make himself look like a collie, fulfilling his dream and depleting his savings in one fell swoop, Wionews reported. Toko contracted with a profes- sional company called Zep- pet, which makes sculptures and costumes for movies
What A Zoo
Bug Off!
During court proceedings on June 7 at the Albany City Court in New York, a defen- dant who started filming an arraignment was asked to stop, NBC New York report- ed. During the altercation that
the city’s residents. In the dark and early morning hours of May 21, the city reported in a June 8 news release, se- curity cameras captured a mysterious creature outside the fence — part “person with a strange hat,” part “large coyote on its hind legs,” part “chupacabra,” the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
followed, a 34-year-old wom- an in the audience allegedly released hundreds of cock- roaches from plastic con- tainers into the courtroom, resulting in the courthouse being closed for the rest of the day for fumigation.
restaurant staff also regularly wipe down the walls.
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Asweawaitfinalquarter2numbers, talkaboutarapid shift in the market is rampant. Such talk focuses around the rising interest rates and the belief that run-away inflation will cause a market crash. Here’s what I know. We still have a lot of demand for our East Hawaii product. Inventoryisstillconstrainedwithnoreliefinsight.Price reductions and properties coming back on the market have increased most likely part of a knee jerk reaction tothepressmanipulatingfactstocreateascare. It’s
goodtorememberthattoday’sratesare what are traditionally considered normal. It’stoughtothinkofpayingover6% coming off 2.5% rates but none- the-less, supply and demand should keepthingsbalancedforawhile.Now,a quick reminder about landlords. When it comes to legitimate long-term rentals, check our MLS (alohaliving.com).Manyrentalsarestilllistedinthe newspaper but it seems social media is where many peoplebegintheirsearchfornewdigsthesedays.While mostpostingsarefine,unfortunately,(especially)Craig’s
List has often become the conduit for a scammer’s profit center. It’s fairly common for REALTORS® to receive calls from prospective tenants asking if our for-sale listings are also for rent. With just a few clicks, imposter landlords can pull information and photos from ourlistingsandre-postthemasrentals.WhileIthought everyone was up-to-speed on this potential problem, my friends on the ocean in HPP wrote to inform me abouttheissuewhentheyrecentlysawtheirhomefor rentonCraig’sListusingmy10yearoldprofessional photos! Besides the use of professional photos, here areafewotherredflagsthatmighthelpweedoutreal fromscam. Belowmarketrentoffersthefirsthintthat the ad is probably bogus. As negotiations progress, a requestforwiredfundsis,ofcourse,mosttelling.It’s good to know that State law requires that every landlord have an on-island representative so logically there shouldbesomeonelocallywhocancollectrentorvouch for owner authenticity. If there are real doubts, check ownershipwithaREALTOR®orthetaxoffice. Then askforpositiveID. Unfortunately,Craig’sListisnotthe
onlyplacetenantsrunintotrouble.Wekeephearingtalk of an eventual uptick in foreclosures . An unexpected consequence of foreclosures is the potential impact on tenants. While there are rules in place to protect tenants with a valid lease, there is no protection for atenantwhomovesinasaresultofascamoreven for a tenant who takes occupancy from an owner who may still be listed as the legal owner but has no right torentthepropertybecauseofanon-goingforeclosure. Tenantshavenowayofknowingifanownerisbeing foreclosed with no legal right to lease the property. Of course,homeownershipisthebestwaytoavoidtenant relatedissuesbutforthosewhomustcontinuerenting, it’s best to seek out local owners with a long history of ownership.Workingwithareputable,licensedproperty manager is a great way for tenants to avoid problems with bogus owners or foreclosure evictions. So, if you areinthemarketfornewdigs,taketimetodigdeeper. Learn as much about your landlord or rental agent as theyknowaboutyou! Blogforwardatwww.hawaiianrealtyhomes.com
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