California IN BRIEF : PALO ALTO : Landlord’s Penalty: 2 Months in Building
An alleged slumlord, who said he had improved his building so much he wouldn’t mind living in it himself, found a willing judge. Superior Court Judge Judith Whitmer Kozloski ordered Hee Duk Kang to live in his run-down apartment house for two months. An electronic monitor strapped to Kang’s ankle will assure officials that he spends the required 19 hours a day inside the building. “During a sentencing hearing, he said he’d fixed up the place so well he wouldn’t mind living in it,” said Deputy Dist. Atty. Bob Bishop. . . . “We decided to take him up on it.” Kang, 53, pleaded no contest to bribing a housing inspector. His building has been cited for more than 1,000 electrical, plumbing and fire codes violations.
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