LOS ANGELES : Landlord Gets 4-Month Jail Term in Slum Case
The owner of a Hollywood apartment building has been sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to give up ownership of the building because of his conviction for slum conditions.
Mark Savoy, 31, of Sherman Oaks was sentenced by Los Angeles Municipal Judge Linda Lefkowitz after pleading guilty to Building and Safety Code violations at a 71-unit apartment house on Argyle Avenue.
Savoy must divest himself of ownership of the building by May 1, Lefkowitz, said, or begin living in the building under house arrest until he has done so. Savoy is also forbidden to own any property on Argyle or acquire any multi-unit buildings without permission from the Los Angeles city attorney.
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