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After Dissing GoFundMe, Mickey Rourke Booted From Home

Landlord given possession of actor's LA residence after dispute over alleged $59K in unpaid rent

(Newser) - Mickey Rourke's latest drama is playing out in a Los Angeles courtroom, not on a movie set. A judge has issued a default judgment ordering the 73-year-old actor officially evicted from his $7,000-a-month Beverly Grove rental after he allegedly ran up about $59,000 in unpaid rent and...

Workers Tapping 401(k) Savings at Record Rate

Vanguard's hardship withdrawals surge along with average balances

(Newser) - Americans' retirement accounts are looking both stronger and, in the case of a few, more strained. Vanguard says 6% of workers in its 401(k) plans tapped their savings for hardship reasons last year—the highest share on record and up from a pre-pandemic norm of about 2%. The Wall Street ...

Suit: Crispin Glover 'Lured' Me to LA, Kept Me as 'Sex Slave'

Ex-model's complaint alleges grooming, sexual exploitation at home of Back to the Future actor

(Newser) - Crispin Glover is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says the Back to the Future actor "lured" her to Los Angeles, then kept her under his control for sex and unpaid work. The complaint, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court, alleges the 61-year-old "groomed" the ex-model online...

Homeowner Finally Boots Bear From Crawl Space

Wildlife group clears out ursine intruder from underneath Ken Johnson's California residence

(Newser) - For one Southern California homeowner, the thumping under the floorboards has finally stopped—and it wasn't pipes. Ken Johnson of Altadena says a 550-pound black bear that slipped into the crawl space beneath his house just before Thanksgiving was finally evicted this week, ending more than a month of...

Mickey Rourke Launches GoFundMe to Raise Rent Money

Court filing says actor owes $59,100 in back rent, faces eviction

(Newser) - Mickey Rourke is turning to crowdfunding as he faces eviction. A friend and member of the actor's management team launched a GoFundMe campaign Sunday, with Rourke's approval, per the Hollywood Reporter . "Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home....

Travelers Booted From Rooms as Rental Startup Goes Belly Up

Guests evicted with little notice after Sonder's Marriott deal collapses

(Newser) - Travelers found themselves hustled out of their hotel rooms and other accommodations with very little notice after Sonder, a short-term rental company once touted as an Airbnb rival, abruptly shut down operations in a surprise bankruptcy Sunday. The company, which managed 9,000 furnished apartments and boutique hotel rooms in...

Penn. Mom Charged After Bodies of 4 Babies Found Hidden in Home

Neighbors say they never saw evidence of her pregnancies

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman faces serious charges after authorities say she secretly gave birth and hid the remains of four babies in her home—while neighbors, who often cared for her two young sons, say they never knew she was pregnant. Police discovered the bodies on Sept. 13 in a...

Fla. Lawmaker Faces Eviction for Alleged $85K in Unpaid Rent

Landlord claims GOP Rep. Cory Mills missed payments for months at luxury apartment in DC

(Newser) - A Republican congressman from Florida is facing a legal battle with his DC landlord over a sizable amount of unpaid rent. According to a lawsuit filed by Bozzuto Management Company, Rep. Cory Mills skipped out on $85,009 in rent between March and July for a luxury apartment in...

In Oregon, a 'Flashpoint' for America's Homeless Problem

Those camped out on land in Deschutes National Forest are being forced out for wildfire mitigation

(Newser) - The Forest Service plans to overhaul a portion of Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, with a project designed for restoration and wildfire mitigation, but it has one task to complete first: remove the dozens of homeless people currently living on that land. That process was set to begin Thursday,...

Amid Mike Lindell's Money Problems, MyPillow Evicted

Though Lindell says the move has nothing to do with financial issues

(Newser) - Election denier Mike Lindell is facing a number of financial problems—he's been ordered to pay the winner of a contest he staged $5 million; his lawyers say he also owes them millions; and the company he founded, MyPillow, has been struggling —but he says a recent eviction...

Mom Wins Fight to Evict Adult Sons, the 'Parasites'
Mom Wins Fight to Evict
Adult Sons, the 'Parasites'
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Oct 29, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

Mom Wins Fight to Evict Adult Sons, the 'Parasites'

The men, aged 40 and 42, argued parents should care for their offspring as long as needed

(Newser) - An Italian woman has won the right to evict her adult sons, whom she called "parasites" who refused to help out with household expenses or chores. The 75-year-old woman took her sons, aged 40 and 42, to court, saying her attempts to convince the pair to move out were...

Feds Won't Evict 95-Year-Old Painter From Seaside Shack

They agree to deal with Salvatore Del Deo giving him 5 more years in longtime Cape Cod home

(Newser) - A 95-year-old painter and his family threatened with eviction from the Provincetown, Massachusetts, dune shack they've helped care for and occupy for nearly eight decades have won a reprieve. A legal team representing the painter worked out an agreement with federal officials that allows Salvatore Del Deo and his...

Sheriff Ordered to Evict Twitter From Colorado Office

Company hasn't been paying rent in Boulder

(Newser) - Twitter is getting kicked out of its office in a building in Boulder, Colorado, after failing to pay rent for months. The Denver Business Journal reports that according to court documents, a Boulder County judge has ordered the sheriff to evict Twitter from four office suites following a complaint from...

US-Born Princess Kicked Out of Roman Villa

Texas-born Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi said it was a 'brutal ending' to her time at Villa Aurora

(Newser) - On Thursday, Texas-born "princess" Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi was evicted from Rome's 16th-century Villa Aurora, the climax of a long-running conflict between her and her stepchildren that began after the 2018 death of her husband, Prince Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi. The prince's adult children from his first marriage have...

Evicted Man Shot Tenants Fleeing Fires He Set: Police

Houston gunman killed 3 neighbors and wounded 2

(Newser) - A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants—killing three of them—Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to lure them out, police said. Officers fatally shot the gunman. The attack happened about 1am Sunday in a mixed industrial-residential neighborhood in southwest Houston, the...

After Guest Posts Review, Hotel Shows Her the Door
After Guest Posts Review,
Hotel Shows Her the Door
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Nov 27, 2021 6:30 AM CST

After Guest Posts Review, Hotel Shows Her the Door

Police tell woman it's legal to kick her out

(Newser) - Susan Leger and her granddaughter, 6, were settled in for the night at the Baymont Inn & Suites when the phone rang. It was the manager of the Georgia hotel, WXIA reports. "This guy is on my cellphone ranting at me, and he said that he's kicking me...

This Labor Day, a 'Perilous Crossroads' for Millions

With eviction moratorium expired, millions of Americans will now lose all unemployment benefits

(Newser) - Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the pandemic. A housekeeper at a resort in Honolulu, the single mom of two saw her income completely vanish as the virus devastated the hospitality industry. For more than a year, Taboniar depended entirely on boosted unemployment benefits and a...

Supreme Court: Evictions Can Resume
Supreme Court:
Evictions Can Resume
Aug 27, 2021 12:21 AM CDT

Supreme Court: Evictions Can Resume

Conservative majority blocks Biden administration

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the US, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The court's action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people who said they...

Mom on Brink of Eviction Raised $200K. Now, a Twist
Mom on Brink of Eviction
Raised $200K. Now, a Twist
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Aug 14, 2021 6:30 AM CDT

Mom on Brink of Eviction Raised $200K. Now, a Twist

Dasha Kelly admits she's not biological mom of 3 girls shown with her

(Newser) - A Nevada mom with three young girls touched people around the nation after CNN profiled her plight about being on the verge of eviction—so much so that a GoFundMe she set up raised nearly $200,000 as of Wednesday. There's now been somewhat of a twist in Dasha...

Relief for Mom Who Sold Blood Plasma to Feed Her Kids

Las Vegas mother Dasha Kelly, on verge of eviction, receives $200K through GoFundMe

(Newser) - The CDC on Tuesday issued a new "targeted" moratorium through Oct. 3 that will keep people from being evicted in areas of the country with "substantial and high levels of community transmission" of COVID. This pause came days after an old one had expired, leaving millions vulnerable to...

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