Lead damages lawsuit settled Paul W. Nochumowitz, who has been one of Baltimore’s biggest ground rent owners, has agreed to a $1.53 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused him of living lavishly from ground-rent income while claiming he was too poor to compensate former tenants harmed by exposure to lead paint. The settlement ends …
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Adjusting to a softer real estate market
Adjusting to a softer real estate market A big reason that Fiona Saulness has saved as much as she has for retirement is real estate. Not only has the 52-year-old made a good living as a realtor, her investments in her Arizona house (which she owns free and clear) and a Seattle condo (which she …
McCrary case cautions athletes
McCrary case cautions athletes Michael McCrary had known Edward Giannasca for half a decade, and, until the former Baltimore Raven realized that he’d been cheated out of millions, he thought of the longtime developer as a stand-up guy. McCrary trusted Giannasca so much that, with few questions asked, he handed him a $3million check three …
Is Save Our Homes Portability Selling Houses? [Tampa Bay Area]
Is Save Our Homes Portability Selling Houses? [Tampa Bay Area] Raymond McIntyre’s office generated an interesting set of numbers this week: 222 people have moved to Highlands County, and brought their Save Our Homes tax exemptions with them. Just 75 homeowners left the county, and applied to transfer their Save Our Homes elsewhere in Florida. …
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Neighbors Are Left With A Mess [Tampa Bay Area]
Neighbors Are Left With A Mess [Tampa Bay Area] Robert Ramirez awoke in the middle of the night to clanging metal and a rumbling moving truck in the back yard next door. Evicted neighbors loaded their belongings and fled the two-story stucco home. They left doors and windows open, and trash and debris strewn across …
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Lawsuit pits 2 Gumbergs against brother
Lawsuit pits 2 Gumbergs against brother A feud splitting one of Pittsburgh’s best-known real estate families went public this week as Andrew and Lawrence Gumberg filed a lawsuit accusing their older brother Ira of misappropriating millions from joint holdings worth $500 million. The two younger Gumbergs claim Ira Gumberg and Braddock Hills-based J.J. Gumberg Co., …