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Skriven 2012-03-23 20:40:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av HAP NEWSOM
Ärende: landlords
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-=> Quoting Hap Newsom to Jim Weller <=-

 -> Are there no building codes there?

 -> my modified rhetoric question is, "Are there no inspectors?"

 HN> Modify it again to: "Are there no HONEST inspectors?"
 
You may be onto something there. But that's such a stupid way to cut
corners; batt insulation is dirt cheap and easy to install.

 -> My town doesn't really have any truly undesirable neighbourhoods.

 HN> Most good sized towns and cities have areas 
 HN> that are in decline or have been in decline
 HN> for decades. House prices are cheap because 
 HN> it's not a desirable area to live if one 
 HN> has the choice and means to live elsewhere.
 HN> The poor don't have quite as many options

Canadian inner cities simply aren't as bad as many American ones.
They may have some pretty bad areas but they simply aren't
comparable by several orders of sluminess.

 HN> Our worst slumlord recently went to jail
 HN> on a contempt of court charge for NOT making
 HN> court required improvements.

Sounds good so far.

 HN> Spent 30 days
 HN> in the city pokey..then "sold" his slums 
 HN> to another "real estate tycoon" just like
 HN> himself (both Russian immigrants) and 
 HN> bought a whole new set of dilapidated
 HN> housing units so he's still in business
 HN> too.

But not a great ending.

We have fire marshalls and public health officials who can and do
shut down the worst offenders by condemning a building. Then the
building can't be occupied until repairs are made, inspected by the
city and a new occupancy permit issued.

 HN> They can afford to get good lawyers and
 HN> tenants can't afford (most of the time
 HN> at least) to fight them./ when people are
 HN> frightened for their homes, it discourages
 HN> activism.

We have easily accessible rental arbitration offices run by the
Dept. of Consumer and Corporate Affairs whose rulings are as binding
as small claims court judgements. I have found them, as a rental
agent for landlords, to be overly tenant friendly in their rulings.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Salad of Chicken Livers with a Beetroot Dressing
 Categories: Chicken, Stuffing, Offal, Salads, Wine
      Yield: 1 Servings

    350 g  Fresh chicken livers
      1 oz Unsalted butter
      2 tb Madeira
      1 tb Pine kernels
    Selection of mixed salad
    -leaves
           DRESSING:
      1 sm Cooked beetroot
      2 tb Chicken stock
      2    sprigs of leaves of
           -fresh thyme
     55 ml Extra virgin olive oil
      1 tb Pink peppercorns
           S&P
      1 pn Caster sugar

  Wash the salad leaves. Trim the livers and remove any skin, veins
  and sinew, taking care to remove any green bits. Season. Heat a
  cast iron pan or skillet until very hot. Swirl in the butter and
  fry livers briskly on all sides for about 1 minute for pink livers
  (11/2 minutes for a point).

  Add pine kernels to pan to brown lightly and bring out their
  flavour. Add Madeira, keeping the heat high and scraping up all
  the liver sediment juices into the Madeira and butter to make a
  sauce.

  Arrange salad in centre of four plates with the livers around.
  Pour the sauce and pine kernels over the livers and then the
  beetroot dressing over and around.

  Dressing: Liquidize beetroot with stock. Heat gently in saucepan
  with all remaining ingredients. Whisk well and check seasoning.
  Heat gently but do not boil. The dressing will separate slightly
  on the plate to make a beautiful golden and red marbled effect.

  Carlton Food Network http://www.cfn.co.uk/



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Cheers

YK Jim


... I haven't done that because no one will let me.

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