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News and Information Stories
featuring the
Tenants Legal Center

CNBC "On the Money"
Renter's Rights after Foreclosure

Fox News 5
Rental Scams
Eviction

CW 6 News
Tips for Tenants
Deposits
Foreclosures affect rentals
Evictions

Fox News 6
Foreclosures
Foreclosures affect rent
Condo Conversions
Rent Gouging
Checking Rent Prices
Rent vs Buy
Bargain Rent?
Fumigation

NBC 7/39
Renting a Foreclosed Home
Security Deposits in rentals
Deposit refunds after Foreclosure
Participation in Spanish speaking Phone Bank

KFMB Channel 8 TV
Renter Rights When Living In A Foreclosure Property

KUSI Channel 9/51 TV
Know your rights - stand your ground!
Leases after foreclosure
Foreclosures
Turko Files - Security Deposit
Substandard Conditions

ABC Channel 10 TV
Pet restrictions in Apartment
Eviction during foreclosure (video) (print)
Tenant Evicted After Complaining About Crime
Landlord won't get rid of rodents
Renters Say Landlord Leaving Them In Dark
Tips For College Students Shopping For Rental Housing
Know Your Rights: Informing Homeowners
Is Your Water Bill Money Going Down The Drain?
Get Helpful Tips For San Diego Renters

KBNTCA Channel 17 Univision (Spanish)
Derechos del Inquilino
Phone bank

PRINTED AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

MSN Real Estate
Unlucky tenants: First foreclosed on, then scammed
Where can tenants turn for help?
Don't forget to screen your landlord
Renters: Beware of these lease clauses
7 more outrageous landlord claims
Should I fight my lease? 4 questions to ask
8 questionable rental fees to avoid
How Landlords Get Away With it
Don’t fall for these 10 crazy landlord claims
How pets can be a landlord's best friend

Rental Roundtable
(feature column of the UT)
Can this potential homebuyer break the lease?
Can landlord flip-flop on dog agreement?
How to interpret grace periods for rent
Landlord requires tenant to share travel agenda as part of lease
Should landlord reduce rent for roofing annoyance?
Is there a time limit to sue a former landlord?
Can tenant be evicted over baby?
Help, we're paying for our landlord's utilities
Do you know how your landlord is charging for utilities?
Can security deposit be used as last month's rent?
Can landlord ban puppy from premises?
Tenant questions fairness of cat deposit
Can landlord deduct from deposit for unreturned key?
Can family break lease after rape incident?
The U-T brings back column on San Diego rental issues

San Diego Union Tribune (UT)
Could smoking be banned in SD apartments?
 How to spot signs of a foreclosure scam
6 ways to avoid Craigslist rental scammers
5 basics San Diego renters should know
What can renters do if their landlord is facing foreclosure?
Front Porch: News & notes about real estate
New hotline for tenants caught up in foreclosure
A new Lease
Apartment Complex
What you can do to keep your rental record clean or have eviction set aside
Landlord of opportunity
The other rent check
Suspicion may be mutual in new rental climate
Bolting electric costs hitting renters, too
Apartment rental, occupancy rates slip in S.D. County

San Diego READER
Moving Out Is Hard to Do

Voice of San Diego
When Your Landlord's in Foreclosure

Diario San Diego
Cuídese de compañías abusadoras

Other
A word about Rent-to-Own plans: Don't
How Renters Get Stuck in Foreclosure Mess
It’s Not Business As Usual In California

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