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BrillWolf t1_j19pgnx wrote
>Centanni... “targeted tenants or prospective tenants who were homeless, about to be evicted, or otherwise struggling financially,...”
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>“The defendant allegedly solicited the sex acts from his victims as a quid pro quo, agreeing to offer them rent reductions, a delay in an eviction, or other forms of financial assistance in exchange,” the statement said. “He also purportedly threatened tenants who hesitated or refused his advances with eviction or other retaliatory measures.”
So douchebag taking advantage of a situation to be scum of the Earth.
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>Centanni sold all of his properties as part of the settlement, the statement said. He was also permanently banned “from owning and managing residential rental properties in the future.”
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>Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, Centanni would pay $4,392,950 in damages to tenants and prospective tenants “harmed by his harassment,” authorities said.
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>He would also pay an additional $107,050 civil penalty to the U.S. government, the maximum civil penalty allowed under the Fair Housing Act, federal prosecutors said.
He's paying financially, but there's no amount of payment to give back these people's lost dignity.
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regular6drunk7 t1_j19r0pn wrote
75 years old? Time to lay off the horny goat weed.
HealthyHumor5134 t1_j19t209 wrote
Scum bags like this seek out these kind of jobs.
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Nearby_Corner7132 t1_j1a26n7 wrote
And I thought my landlord fucked me over when he didn't give back the damage deposit
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HanMaBoogie t1_j1a3e4x wrote
To be fair, I had a lot of landlords in my day but none of them ever pressured me to fuck them in exchange for rent reduction. Mr. Varnado did refuse to give me my deposit back even though the place was clean, the bastard.
WolfThick t1_j1a4dbb wrote
Damn this dude was busy wonder what he was like as a kid.
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Re-AnImAt0r t1_j1aipl7 wrote
everyone has a hole, everyone has a home.
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pangea_person t1_j1aupgf wrote
>The alleged crimes occurred between 2013 and 2020 and included male and female victims between the ages of 22 and 61, the statement said.
This guy is truly scum.
CAllD2B t1_j1aw9o3 wrote
I recently learned that porn with these type of transactional plots (including realtors) is rising in trend
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moon_then_mars t1_j1bwzx6 wrote
Yea, where was that bargain when I was in college?? Sex AND lower rent!?
moon_then_mars t1_j1bx792 wrote
Yea, its less rapey than “stuck n fuck”
moon_then_mars t1_j1bxcj8 wrote
My main concern is whether he had any STIs.
StifleStrife t1_j1bz5zj wrote
Instead it's actually rape.
Pancakewagon26 t1_j1c4z88 wrote
Land lords not a job though. Jobs create value.
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corn_sugar_isotope t1_j1cr28d wrote
> $107,050 civil penalty to the U.S. government, the maximum civil penalty allowed under the Fair Housing Act
kinda low don't you think?
Nanomachinesnorter t1_j1d1tmr wrote
Should have all of his assets stripped and sent to prison for a hefty amount of time. Someone this predatory is and always will be a danger in society.
BrillWolf t1_j1dabgo wrote
Very low, but I do anticipate some civil lawsuits firm this as well.
zvive t1_j1db5jz wrote
this guy really tarnishes the good name of landlords everywhere.
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randomlurker82 t1_j1dfo7z wrote
I work in housing advocacy and I am so glad to see one of these PIECE OF SHIT LANDLORDS (yes yes, calm down, "not all landlords", I know) get their comeuppance.
BrillWolf t1_j1do31d wrote
I'm a landlord, technically. Rent out the two spare rooms in my house to some friends.
This guy is just a piece of shit in general. I bet he's one of those people who just enjoys making people miserable.
randomlurker82 t1_j1dorik wrote
There's a difference between you and this asshole. You're probably not doing it as your sole source of income then sexually harassing your tenants.
SnakeDoctur t1_j1dslhe wrote
I'd rather all the money just go to the victims
BrillWolf t1_j1e03u8 wrote
ngl, I wish I could use that as my sole source of income, but I refuse to take advantage of my friends who're just trying to save enough to get a place of their own one day.
HealthyHumor5134 t1_j1e7drf wrote
Sexual predators find jobs where they'll have access to vulnerable people and kids. Like priests, teachers, and police officers.
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jetstobrazil t1_j1f610m wrote
Do they?
CyberGrandma69 t1_j1f823a wrote
I think his point was that landlords don't even get the privilege of being a "job" because they don't really contribute to anything or do anything like other jobs would
HealthyHumor5134 t1_j1fl8te wrote
Well, I'd be interested in hearing from some landlords. The ones I know work their asses off, and consider what they do as their job.
CyberGrandma69 t1_j1fsccp wrote
Work their asses off charging people money for a place to live? Wow real hard work
moon_then_mars t1_j1p1byq wrote
Technically exchanging sex for rent is prostitution.
StifleStrife t1_j1p9104 wrote
It's class rape and defining it otherwise is obscuring the reality of the situation so it takes guilt off the one in power.
TopDeckHero420 t1_j19ljia wrote
>The alleged crimes occurred between 2013 and 2020 and included male and female victims between the ages of 22 and 61, the statement said.
Talk about Equal Opportunity Housing!