How to Spot a Shady Landlord (Before It’s Too Late)
by Meredith Dietz from Lifehacker on (#5SSJP)

With the new year comes a slew of freshly signed leases. No matter the market conditions, there's always a risk that the person selling and maintaining your apartment is, to use an industry term, a total skeeve ball." (Some of us would argue that the phrase shady landlord" is redundant.) The reality of being a...