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Landlord Ron Kronenberger Allegedly Whips Tenant With Belt Over Unpaid Rent -- AOL Real Estate

We all know there are consequences for not paying the rent check on time, but few of us would imagine that being spanked would be one of them. Ron Kronenberger, a landlord in Waynesville, Ohio, is facing assault charges after allegedly whipping a male tenant with a belt because the tenant was late on rent, WKEF-TV in Dayton, Ohio, reported.

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See How Much House You Can Get For $450,000

Each week we take a look at how much house you can expect to get at a specific price point. This week, we're looking at homes priced around $450,000. Seattle, WA 1542 18th Ave S, Seattle, WA For sale: $449,950 This brand new 1,896-square-foot Seattle home is a modernist's dream.

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HOUSE OF THE DAY: Buy An Insurance Honcho's Stunning Fifth Avenue Apartment For $32 Million

Joe Plumeri, the former CEO of insurance brokerage firm Willis Group Holdings, is unloading his full-floor apartment at The Stanhope for $32 million, according to Curbed NY. From the listing photos, the Fifth Avenue pad is absolutely gorgeous and impeccably decorated. It has six bedrooms, a bright living room, and is filled with modern art.

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High Water Marks

When Los Angeles developer Frank Damavandi set out to build his modern Zen home in Santa Monica, Calif., he wanted water close by, so he built one block from the beach. But he soon realized that the Pacific Ocean wasn't enough. Eugene Lochman To satisfy his yen, he spent $1.5 million to bring water onto his half-acre property.

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Kim Kardashian Was Here: Miami Home Lists for $14.5 Million

Emilio Vega, founder and chief executive of construction company Structural Prestressed Industries, has listed his 16,500-square-foot waterfront estate in Miami for $14.5 million. Jill Hertzberg & Jill Eber The home is also known as the place Kim Kardashian and her sister Kourtney rented last fall while filming the current season of their reality show "Kourtney & Kim Take Miami."

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Brazilian Developer Has Fifth Ave. Residents Steaming Over Proposed Luxury High-Rise

On an historic, stately stretch of Fifth Avenue, a proposal by a Brazilian developer for a luxury high-rise is threatening to disrupt the peace. Residents of two Central Park-facing buildings, at 812 and 817 Fifth Avenue, are gearing up to fight a structure planned for 815 Fifth Avenue that they described in a letter to fellow residents as "contemporary" and "incompatible" with the character of the neighborhood, The Real Deal has learned.

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Hamptons Summer Rentals Are Already Flying Off The Market

The Hamptons have always been a hot summer rental market. But this year, the biggest checks are being written earlier than ever, Jason Sheftell at the New York Daily News reports. One developer, who rented a home to Jay-Z and Beyonce last August for $400,000, has already turned down a $400,000 offer for a similar home this year.

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Starring Your Den

For Grace Verzosa Ambat, Hollywood came knocking. Warner Bros. More specifically, Hollywood location scouts Chris Baugh and Lori Balton-who had spent weeks combing Los Angeles neighborhoods for a house that evoked 1970s Tehran-left a letter at her door with a phone number.

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A Family-Friendly Retreat in Venice

Venice, Calif. When filmmaker and television director Adam Davidson renovated his house, he hired the same architect who renovated a house for his father, Gordon Davidson-a Broadway director and winner of multiple Tony Awards. But the younger Davidson was careful to stress that his project should reflect his own vision.

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A New York Fixer-Upper

"Back in Texas, if it was 20 years old, they knocked it down," mused Texas-raised architect Benjamin Baxt. Fortunately, Mr. Baxt now works in New York, as the practice he shares with partner Michael Ingui thrives on the renovation of older homes for modern living.

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