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Thursday, October 6, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Court will solve tenant problems
Tenants and consumer group to encourage communication
By David Stewart Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
A former KU student is trying to prove that tenants can fight back when they have problems with their landlords.
Richard Smokykowski, a former KU architecture student, is sung his alma mater. He can't claim small claims court, Smokykowski is trying to recover his $300 security deposit.
Gregg Staifer, Lawrence junior, of the Lawton Twins and the Lawrence Towntons' Association last year, he was with Smykowski when Smykowski checked out of his room.
Smykowski's checkout went
stiffly. Stauffer said, but because
it complications afterward, Smy-
kowski took his landlord
court on Oct. 18.
"According to a paper I received from him, dated three weeks after I checked out. I didn't give him enough money." "I couldn't imagine my lease," Svorkowski said.
Birmingham. Smykowski who gave Dumn a note on June 1, 60 days before his leased expire, that he would like to renew the lease. But Smykowski received no response from Dumn by calling and moved to out door police and cave Dumn police.
Snykowski said that on July 19, an checked his apartment and told Dunn not to spend time there securely deposit. But because of the airtel vacancy notice, Dunn不了了。
Dunn refused to comment before the case went to trial.
Smykowski sought the help of Consumer Affairs and the tenants' association.
"I had no idea how to go through small claims court." he said.
But unlike Smykowski, most people don't end up making a formal complaint.
W,
We aren't in the business to have tenants jump to
to have tenals jump to
conclusions and go after their
landlords.' --- Greg Stauffer
'Lewis junior master
Camille Dallagier, director of Consumer Affairs, said the office usually would discuss the problem with the tenant and review the rights and responsibilities of the landlord. A representative does not become court cases.
Dallager said she noticed that clauses similar to the one in Smykowski's lease were becoming more common.
"In general, we are seeing more landlords going to 60-day or 90-day renewal clauses," Dallager said.
Dallagher said that although Consumer Affairs did not conduce this practice, it was within the landlord's rights to add to it a lease.
"All we can do is tell the tenants to read the leases closely." she said.
However, Stauffer said that help was available to tenants who weren't sure what to do at checkout time.
"I don't think it's a bad idea to have someone from the tenants' association go through checkout with a tenant." Sausfer said.
Stauffer said that the main idea of the tenants' association was to increase landlord-tenant communication.
"we aren't in the business to have tenants jump to conclusions and go after their landlords, which shows a lack of communication." Staffaer said.
He said that in addition to the tenants' association and Consumer Affairs, tenants could go to KU Legal or complaints clients to go to the Department of Lawrence, which deals with discrimination disputes.
Chinese bike across country
Ye Guang Zhao, left, and Tong Xhia, center, both from China, meet around a stop sign with fellow cyclists. They are biking across the country with 10 members of the Wandering Wheels tour group.
Trip offers chance to see U.S. sites
By Katy Monk
Kansan staff writer
Some people will do almost anything to the see United States, even if it means making their way across the country at 15 miles an hour.
Three weeks ago, 30 Chinese professionals started a 3,000-mile bike trip across the United States. All they really wanted to do was visit the country. For most of them, biking is a necessary evil of the trip, which is provided with all kinds of aid by an Indian beicycle group.
In China, bicycling is transportation rather than recreation. Many of the group members, most of whom smoke 38 smoke, and work at desk jobs.
Lu Chang-Wei said he biked only to and from work.
"It's a kind of transportation. We have to," Lu said.
Wandering Wheels, the host group, had visited China twice and wanted to return the opportunity to friends they had made there. The group raised $75,000 to pay all of the tourism workers from Canada.
On Sept. 12, the group set up from Oceanide, Calif., on an 80-mile a day itinerary. They began with almost no physical training because of air fair has included headwinds, rain and an 10,088-foot mountain pass.
"They don't like mountains at all," said Dale Thomas, one of 10 Wandering wheels staff members
on the trip. "They walked their bikes up the hills and went down going 'What!'
The cyclists have traveled about 1,700 miles on a diagonal line heading northeast. The trip will start in Green Beach, Del. In about 3/4 weeks.
Today, they will bicycle to Kansas City, Mo., to visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and then eat
at the American Royal kick-off barbecue.
For many, the journey has been a learning experience. For example, most of them found they didn't like American food.
"Too sweet," explained Lu, one of the few group members who speaks English.
Lu said the United States was not like what the Chinese saw in movies and TV shows such as "The Man From Atlantis" 'Movies of a murder society' basic and a more violent society than they had encountered.
Wolf Creek to close for refueling, maintenance
months before refueling again.
Although the main purpose of the outage was maintenance and refuelling, Grismlay said safety systems that might be in question also would be improved. She did not know of any specific systems that needed improvement.
The Wolf Creek Generating Station will begin shutting down for a scheduled two-a-half month outage.
Former student charged
The outage was planned for when weather was usually mild so the demand for electricity would be low. Grimsley said. The owners of the plant will use other appliances to provide consumers with electricity during the shut down.
By a Kansan reporter
Robert M. Gregory, 28, 910 W. 7th
Terr, Merriam, was arrested by KU
police officers at 3 p.m. Tuesday in
the Kansas Union, police said.
A former KU student was charged yesterday with misdemeanor sexual battery in Douglas County District Court.
Bv a Kansan reporter
Mona Grismlies, spokesman for Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, said the station shut down to fule about once a year. However, during this retiring hour, the nuclear plant operated inium-235 in the fuel, so the station can run for about 18 months.
Lt. Jeanne Longaker, KU police spokesman, said that an 18-year-old female KU student told KU police officer Michael Apprached her near Place Fountain near the Miller and Walkins Scholarship Halls, Gregory told the student that he'd been interested in attending a first date she saw and asked for a date.
The student said that while they were exchanging personal information, Gregory grabbed her and tried to kiss her. police called. She pulled the officer and Gregory and the student had agreed to meet later in front of W妒 Library.
Longaker said the student said she went to Watson at about 7 p.m. to tell Gregory that she didn't want to go out with him. They went for short walk, during which Gregory started her various parts of her body. She told his parents she was called to the student's car, which was parked on Memorial Drive.
The student said Gregory started grabbing her again and three she down to the ground. Longer she said, "She has gotten into her car, and she drove home."
The student reported the incident on Sept. 29, police said. The student delayed calling the police because she was scared about what Gregory did to her. The police police because she was afraid of what Gregory would do if she didn't call.
Gregory was released on his own recognition, police said. A preliminary hearing has been set for Nov. 1.
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