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By KATE HIDALGO BELLOWS | The Island Packet | Published: May 21, 2021 HILTON HEAD, S.C. (Tribune News Service) Residents of military housing across the country will soon receive additional power in their dealings with landlords under the U.S Department of Defense s tenant bill of rights, as four provisions that have been held up over the last year are slated to take effect June 1. Part of the 2020 fiscal year s National Defense Authorization Act, the tenant bill of rights took effect last May as a reform to address military housing s issues with mold, rodents, lead-based paint and other health and safety hazards. Fifteen provisions were passed immediately, including the right to be moved into alternative housing during repairs, the right of access to military legal assistance during dispute resolution; and the right to receive notice before a landlord enters one s apartment.
A bill of rights guarantees military tenants new protections What this means for families stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By JOHN MONK | The State | Published: May 20, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tribune News Service) A Fort Jackson soldier charged in the May 6 hijacking of a Richland County school bus loaded with children will likely face new charges connected to a failed attempt to escape from jail. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Jovan Collazo assaulted a guard and tried to escape from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center earlier this month. During the escape attempt, Collazo broke his ankle and was taken to a local hospital, where he also tried to escape, the sheriff said. We have additional charges that we ll eventually be placing on him, Lott said.
By TREVOR DUNNELL | The Daily News | Published: May 18, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, S.C. (Tribune News Service) A former Camp Lejeune Marine has been sentenced to prison on human trafficking charges that spanned over two decades where he drugged hundreds of women and prostituted them. On Friday, May 7, 38-year-old Jesse Gabriel Marks was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pled guilty in September, 2020,to charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. As part of his plea deal, the drug charges involving methamphetamine and heroin distribution were dropped but Marks must pay $249,700 in restitution to several victims.