Evil Landlady, who tried to take my son for his apartment damage deposit back in September with the story that his room was damaged in a fire, will be charged today on multiple counts of fraud. This newspaper story says that “one” person got their deposit back. I don’t know if this is my kid or not, because I can’t remember if he reported his incident to the police. Also, I know he helped one other student get his deposit back, too.
I can’t believe so many people let her get away with it. It didn’t occur to us to allow that to happen. That his deposit was “only” $225 and not the bigger numbers other students got caught with wasn’t the point. Her dishonesty was.
She’ll have to pay back all the deposits.
Kudos to all the fraudees—most of them university students—who had the gonads to report her to the police.
I hope she gets some help.
Here’s another story about the most recent scammees. They did their due diligence and STILL they got scammed. From the paper:
Durning said he’s not sure whether the alleged victims could have done more to protect themselves in this case, as everything seemed to be legitimate. Roy is accused of allowing people to view the place, signing tenancy agreements and giving receipts for cash deposits. She lived in the suite above.
Watch your kids’ backs, everyone!