Encino : Landlord Sentenced to Community Service
An Encino man has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay $14,966 in fines after pleading no contest to 10 violations of fire, health and safety codes at a Westlake residential hotel, prosecutors said.
Rami K. Grinwald, 38, on Wednesday was also placed on three years summary probation by Los Angeles Municipal Judge T.K. Herman and has until Sept. 28 to complete repairs at the two-story, 37-room stucco hotel at 717 S. Columbia St., Deputy City Atty. Lawrence P.V. Punter said. The violations included missing heaters, damaged doors, cockroach and rodent infestation, damaged windows and missing window screens, Punter said.
In 1993, Grinwald and co-defendent Zvi Lipman, 35, of Sherman Oaks pleaded no contest to similar charges--10 violations of building, health and safety codes at a 60-unit apartment complex in Highland Park, Punter said.
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