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21) Magpie: a novel
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple. And Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate—and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for the baby of their dreams. Except—no one is truly perfect. Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly-familiar with Jake. But Marisa doesn’t let it concern her, knowing that soon Kate will be gone, and it will...
22) Renters' rights
Series
Publisher
Nolo Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
"Provides legal and practical information about rent rules, leases and rental agreements, illegal discrimination, privacy rights, security deposits and repairs and maintenance"--2012 ed.
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2017-
Physical Desc
volumes ; 23 cm
Description
"Written for the millions of landlords who own a single-family home, condo, or small (less than four unit) rental property, [this book] covers everyday skills a hands-on landlord needs, including how to: retain good, long-term tenants with regular communication; handle nitty-gritty maintenance-- from snow removal to toilet clogs to painting; avoid conflicts over late rent, unauthorized roommates, and clutter; limit costly tenant turnovers and vacancies;...
Series
Criterion Collection volume 885
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse, just as a killer who preys on blonde women, known as the Avenger, descends upon the city. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director's formal and thematic obsessions.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 159 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the beautiful widow Helen Graham moves into the derelict Wildfell Hall with her son, she arouses great curiosity from the local villagers. Gilbert Markham is a handsome young farmer who finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Helen and encourages her to open up to him. But even the sympathetic Markham is unprepared for the secrets Helen will ultimately reveal, secrets which the repressed Victorian society would rather bury forever.
26) Countdown
Author
Series
Men of the Sisterhood volume .5
Publisher
Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 CDs (3 hr., 17 min.) : audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack, Ted, Harry, Joe, Bert and Abner have formed a secret group of their own and they've got a project in mind, taking down some of Washington, D.C.'s most ruthless slum landlords. First step: making reparations to the tenants who've suffered. Second step: making sure the bad guys pay. Ted, Jack, and company must find a way to hit the villains where it hurts most, and the Sisterhood can always be counted on to help fight for what's right.
27) Far and away
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A poor but proud Irish tenant farmer accompanies the spoiled and headstrong daughter of a wealthy landlord to America in a quest for land.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 1
Formats
Description
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
29) Renters' rights
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"This book on renter and tenant rights is packed with critical legal and practical information on topics such as negotiating a lease or rental agreement, breaking a lease and leaving early, handling unwelcome landlord intrusions, getting a landlord to make repairs, collecting a full security deposit after moving out, fighting discrimination or retaliation, and more"--
30) Broken for you
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. But as the two begin their tentative dance of friendship, the armor...
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