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Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Utica Police say they responded to a dispute between a landlord and tenant dispute that lead to Club Isis being evacuated Saturday night.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Decades ago, the northeast side of Syracuse was among the nicer middle class neighborhoods in the city, but time has taken a terrible toll on the neighborhood, and no one knows that better than Toni Franklyn.

Friday, May 04, 2012  Hundreds of people at the Sunny Crest Manor apartments in Syracuse are breathing a sigh of relief today. Their utility service will not be shut off on Sunday after all.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Residents were shocked recently when they found a notice from National Grid taped to the front door of the apartment building. It warned residents of the Sunny Crest Manor Apartment Complex that gas and electricity would be shut off on May 6th.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  The Greater Syracuse Tenants Network held a free energy savings workshop for property owners on Tuesday morning at Park Central Presbyterian Church in Syracuse.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Lawmakers passed the measure unanimously Monday night. It requires out of town landlords to hire a designated property manager who must live within a 25 mile radius of the city limits.

Monday, August 08, 2011  The City of Oswego has proposed a type of residency requirement for out of town landlords.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Thanks to an infusion of cash into the City of Syracuse's demolition fund due to the deal with Destiny, officials are "recalibrating" their priorities.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  For decades the City of Syracuse has had a problem with absentee landlords but now there's a new housing Sheriff in town.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  UPDATE: A shocking situation exposed by CNY Central has now resulted in child endangerment charges against two Oswego parents accused of forcing their children to live in filth.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Five children allegedly living in deplorable conditions have been removed from their Oswego apartment.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Tom Kells feels authorities have not done enough to protect five children who he says are living in deplorable conditions.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  If you take a drive down Euclid Avenue just to the east of Syracuse University, you'll likely see a barrage of students walking to and from class.  Drive down it on the weekend, and you'll likely see kids walking to and from party to party.  What you might not notice -- families live there, too.  And a local law in Syracuse has tried to strike a balance between both groups, limiting the number of occupants in a building by the number of parking spaces available.

Friday, July 16, 2010  The constitutionality of Cortland's student housing law is under fire.

Monday, May 10, 2010  A Fulton County Court jury had found a Syracuse-area businessman guilty of intentionally setting a fire that killed a woman in an apartment building he owned.