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Larry Acree faces two counts of first-degree murder as well as other charges including first-degree assault.
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Kansas City's right-to-counsel program, which provides free legal representation to tenants who end up in eviction court, has prevented more than 1,000 evictions since its launch in June 2022.
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Kansas City's Right to Counsel program provides free legal representation to tenants who end up in eviction court. Plus, rumors of a Royals move have city and county lawmakers — and local unions — up in arms.
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The city's Right to Counsel program provides free legal representation to tenants who end up in eviction court. Program leaders say it's working.
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University City-based Matthew Chase is one of the busiest eviction attorneys in the St. Louis region — as evidenced by the fact that many of the area’s biggest landlords have picked them as their go-to guy. Chase files around 450 eviction cases in a typical month.
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Eviction filings have always come fast and cheap in Missouri — a legacy of Missouri’s long history of weak tenant protections. Now, eviction filings are happening faster than before the pandemic.
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This year, the Kansas City area had the highest yearly increase in rent among the 50 biggest cities in the country, according to a new study. Renters now pay an average of $1,044 per month in Jackson County, but wages aren't rising with them.
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In Jackson County, the fee for a landlord to file for eviction is just $62. Researchers found that when filing fees are low, landlords are more likely to file evictions "serially" against the same tenant as a way to collect late rent — rather than as a last resort.
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Tenants of Lew McGinnis say his apartments are in a state of disrepair, yet evictions are filed quickly and repeatedly.
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La relación propietario-inquilino puede crear un campo abierto para disputas que pueden terminar en desalojo. Muchos inquilinos no saben que hay leyes y reglamentos que los protegen. Aquellas normas varían de un estado a otro.
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The landlord-tenant relationship can be fertile ground for disputes that can result in eviction. Many renters may not realize there are laws and regulations that protect them, and they vary from state to state.
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A lack of affordable housing is sending hundreds of pets to the city’s animal shelter every year, according to KC Pet Project. And advocates say it’s getting worse.