My father has been a landlord in Iowa City for as long as I can remember. Over the years, I’ve met and heard about some of his very interesting tenants. He is a relaxed and easygoing man. He learned early on that when it comes to…
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Landlord Stories: A so-called ‘noisy neighbor’ copes with her downstairs landlord
I have been in town a little over two months, having moved to Iowa to take a new job. My closest friends are a three-hour drive away, and the weather…
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I used to be a landlord
The past few years, I went from being a married homeowner to a divorced apartment-dweller—the tired old story all too familiar to you fans of George Jones. During this time, I’ve had two landlords and they couldn’t be more different, but they agree on one…
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Landlord Stories: Privacy on trial
On Dec. 31, 2013, Iowa City landlord Gene Miller was convicted of six counts of invasion of privacy–nudity for peeping on six female tenants in two of the rental properties he owns in Iowa City. He was caught in the act…
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A landlord’s story: What can we learn from a property owner’s point of view?
As a grad student attempting to make some extra money on the side, I work part time at Iowa City-based ProofreadingPal. My boss there, Brian Kaldenberg, owns…
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The Age of Discrimination: Finding a clean, well-kept rental was the least of this couple’s worries
This past April, my partner and I decided to live together. Both of us work at the University of Iowa and our jobs are in proximity to the downtown area…
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One family refuses to give up on its appliances, even if their landlord already has
It saddens us to know that one day, possibly soon, our garbage disposal will leave its earthly bonds, becoming another in a long legacy of appliances whose…
