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T wo weeks ago, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge handed down a decision designed to strike fear in the hearts of landlords. Justice James d’Auguste ordered that an independent receiver be appointed to manage two Midtown residential buildings where the landlords allegedly allowed illegal Airbnb rentals to occur. The case, which began when the city sued the landlords in February 2015, has become one of the battlegrounds in a larger war between city enforcement agencies and short- term rental sites like Airbnb. Airbnb, which was recently valued at $31 billion, refuses to release the exact addresses of hosts who break the law by renting their entire apartment for less than 30 days without being present. Without the addresses and names of Airbnb violators , the city mostly targets the owners of buildings that rack up the most illegal hotel complaints from 311 calls and the New York City Department of Buildings. “This entire model—and it was intentional [by the city]—is complaint-drive...

A Nebraska woman convicted of killing a woman who was dating the same man — and then posing as the victim on social media to cover her tracks — was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, PEOPLE confirms. On Tuesday, a Nebraska judge sentenced Shanna Golyar , 42, of Omaha, to life in prison without parole for the November 2012 murder of Cari Farver, 37. In a bizarre case that took years to unravel, authorities believe Golyar fatally stabbed Farver in November 2012 after she left the apartment of a man Golyar was dating at the same time, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. After the murder, Golyar assumed Farver ’s identity by using her phone to send fake emails and texts to the dead woman’s family and friends in an attempt to make it appear that her former love rival was still alive, court records show . Golyar also created a fake Facebook account posing as Farver and posted messages trying to convince the dead woman’s loved ones that she had left her life in Nebraska be...

By Craig Young Reporter- Herald Staff Writer concrete slab foundation Monday at a new apartment complex under construction on" alt="Jaime Lupian with M&R Concrete, left, puts some finishing touches on a concrete slab foundation Monday at a new apartment complex under construction on" style="border: 0px;" /> Jaime Lupian with M&R Concrete, left, puts some finishing touches on a concrete slab foundation Monday at a new apartment complex under construction on the northeast corner of Southeast 14th Street and Lincoln Avenue in Loveland. The project, Pinyon Pointe, is directly west of Waterford Place Apartments , seen in the background. ( Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald ) LOVELAND -- The residents of Waterford Place Apartments in south Loveland will be getting new neighbors by the end of the year as the first units in a new complex open. Pinyon Pointe, a 166-apartment project at 451 SE 14th St ....

Authorities believe a custody dispute amid a disintegrating marriage triggered a murder-suicide in South Carolina earlier this summer, after 36-year-old Jessica Edens shot and killed the woman whom she believed was her estranged husband ’s girlfriend. Edens then killed her two young children and, finally, shot herself, according to police. She left behind a scathing suicide note for her spouse. Here are four things to know about the tragedy. 1. Edens’ Spree Began with Husband’s Suspected Girlfriend On July 13, police believe Edens fatally shot 28 -year-old Meredith Leigh Rahme at a parking garage at Rhame’s apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina, before fleeing the scene in her Jeep. Greenville Police Chief Ken Miller said Edens believed Rahme was dating her husband, Benjamin Edens , who had reportedly filed for divorce from her after their separation in April. But officials later said Ben and Rahme were co-workers and described them as acquaintances. According to auth...

Johnson Chrome was a notorious big spender with a taste for bottle service , bespoke suits and $10,000 shoes. The source of his wealth? A sophisticated identity theft scheme that may have conned Torontonians out of millions. The untold story of the city’s most wanted fraudster Photographs: All portraits via Facebook; background by iStock T he fraudster who called himself Johnson Chrome liked to sit on a bench at the intersection of Hazelton and Yorkville, smoking a Montecristo Edmundo robusto and talking about fashion, cars and cigars to anyone who’d listen. He was charming and handsome, with a neatly trimmed beard , a shaved head and perfect teeth. The perch placed him at the centre of the rarefied universe he’d come to inhabit. His condo, in the former Four Seasons hotel, was steps to the west, and he parked his black Jaguar at the Hazelton Hotel opposite . His gym, the sleek Equinox, was a minute’s walk northwest; his preferred cigar shop , La Casa del Habano , was to the sout...