As adults, we're all fairly responsible, paying rent, filing tax returns, and respectively pursuing careers in comedy, education, film, business, and of course "journalism" (this is technically journalism).
Confidential estimates of market rents filed as part of the application suggest tenants could be charged up to £1,170 a month for a one-bedroom flat and up to £1,690 for a two-bedroom flat.
And here is where things get a little unusual: In February 2010, the renter filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court accusing the landlords, who had promised to equip the apartment with a kitchen in a timely fashion, of "willfully" installing an "ugly" kitchen with Ikea furniture.
"I can drill into a rent file to find the underlying legal documents," he said.
With two children and a wife to support, he had to seek emergency housing assistance from a veterans group to pay rent and filed for bankruptcy to avoid debt collectors.
Ms. Jones, 53, who admitted in January that she owed her landlady, Virginia Smith, 62, more than $4,900 in back rent, has filed at least seven court motions and complaints against her, according to court papers, although several motions were denied because she failed to appear.
It is unclear exactly how many tenants were overcharged and how many had nonpayment-of-rent cases filed against them because of the error.
She refused to pay the difference, and by February, she owed hundreds of dollars and had a nonpayment-of-rent case filed against her.
Chegg, a start-up focused on the business of renting textbooks, filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, intending to use the proceeds to raise additional capital and reduce debt.
NEW YORK TIMES BITS Chegg, a Textbook Rental Start-Up, Seeks to Go Public | Chegg, a start-up focused on the business of renting textbooks, filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, intending to use the proceeds to raise additional capital and reduce debt.
