Crystal Cron hoped for a different outcome, but wasn’t surprised when she heard that landlord Gregory Nisbet had been cleared of manslaughter charges in a fatal Portland house fire. The verdict, which came just after noon Friday, sends a message that tenants’ lives are less important than their rent checks, said Cron, who chairs the Portland Tenants Union. “The overall sentiment is that tenants are ways (for landlords) to make money.
‘at The Mercy Of Landlords,’ Tenants Fear Fatal-fire Verdict Devalues Their Lives
Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald
Sat, 10/22/2016 - 1:00am
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Topics: Maine Cumberland County Portland
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