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‘Professional tenants’ trash home and avoid rent for 2 years. Taxpayers chip in $23K but landlord must cover all costs
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-16 12:45
When NBC10 Boston confronted Coombes outside housing court last May, he was unapologetic: "I use the law and the law helps me do what I need to do."The tactics are straight from the "professional tenant" playbook: filing health complaints about items in disrepair, then refusing to let contractors in to fix them. Submitting multiple appeals. An 11th-hour bankruptcy filing, the couple's 10th in the past decade, with all but the most recent one dismissed."These people are professionals," Behaj said. "They have ...