Investor vs Actor: Kevin Spacey in Standoff over Baltimore mansion foreclosure dispute

Investor vs Actor: Kevin Spacey in Standoff over Baltimore mansion foreclosure dispute

Kevin Spacey the Bethesda-based investor is embroiled in a legal dispute after allegedly refusing to vacate his Baltimore mansion following its foreclosure. Investor Sam Asgari purchased the property for $3.24 million during a foreclosure auction at the Baltimore Circuit Court but now faces difficulties in taking possession.The waterfront mansion, which stretches out onto the Patapsco … Read more

7.4 lakh evicted in past 2 yrs, highest in 2023, shows report by housing rights body

7.4 lakh evicted in past 2 yrs, highest in 2023, shows report by housing rights body

New Delhi: Around 94 percent of the total 7.4 lakh Indians evicted from homes in the past two years were mainly because of encroachment removals, beautification and infrastructure projects undertaken by government authorities, according to a report released Monday by the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN). The report, ‘Forced Eviction in India- 2022 and 2023’, … Read more

Expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra vacates bungalow after losing appeal against eviction in Delhi HC

Expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra vacates bungalow after losing appeal against eviction in Delhi HC

New Delhi: Former Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Lok Sabha in December, vacated her government accommodation Friday morning, a day after her plea for a stay on the eviction was dismissed by the Delhi High Court. A team of officials of the Directorate of Estates (DoE), under the Union … Read more

In UP, senior citizens may soon be able to evict their children from their house if ‘unhappy’ with them

In UP, senior citizens may soon be able to evict their children from their house if ‘unhappy’ with them

Lucknow: A new draft proposal from the social welfare department could allow senior citizens of Uttar Pradesh to kick out their children from their property with police assistance if they are “unhappy with their children”. However, the proposal needs the cabinet’s approval to become a law. The proposal is based on the amendments suggested by … Read more

Mike’s Diner Bar evades eviction and will expand to offer breakfast and lunch

Mike’s Diner Bar evades eviction and will expand to offer breakfast and lunch

Palo Alto residents received some good news alongside their ice cream scoops at the Midtown neighborhood’s annual ice cream social yesterday: The imperiled Mike’s Diner Bar will remain open and will soon begin offering breakfast and lunch. The popular 29-year-old Palo Alto restaurant had been embroiled in mediation efforts with the property owner, Scher Holdings … Read more