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NJ Condo Goes Full CSI On Dog Poop With DNA Testing Program NJ Condo Goes Full CSI On Dog Poop With DNA Testing Program
NJ Condo Goes Full CSI On Dog Poop With DNA Testing Program A New Jersey condo complex is going to highly scientific lengths to crack down on residents who don’t pick up after their dogs. At the luxury building Hudson Harbor in Edgewater, where studio apartment rentals start at $2,700 a month, management is turning to dog DNA testing to track down offenders, CBS News reports. The waterfront community has partnered with a company called PooPrints, whose motto is “the DNA solution for dog waste.” And yes, it works exactly how it sounds. According to CBS News, every dog living at Hudson Harbor will be registered using a cheek swab, with each pet’s DNA…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Zillow, Redfin Entered $100M Deal To Kill Rental Ad Competition: FTC Zillow, Redfin Entered $100M Deal To Kill Rental Ad Competition: FTC
Zillow, Redfin Entered $100M Deal To Kill Rental Ad Competition: FTC The federal government is suing Zillow and Redfin, accusing the real estate giants of cutting an illegal deal to eliminate competition in rental housing advertising, potentially hurting millions of renters. The Federal Trade Commission announced the lawsuit on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The agency claims that Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to dismantle itself as a competitor in the internet listing services market for multifamily rentals. According to the FTC, the February agreement required Redfin to end contracts with its advertising clients. Redfin then handed its business to Zillow and pr…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fire Extinguished Week After Three-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Recycling Plant: Officials Fire Extinguished Week After Three-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Recycling Plant: Officials
Fire Extinguished Week After Three-Alarm Blaze At Maryland Recycling Plant: Officials Fire officials in Baltimore County declared that the tricky blaze at the Owl Metals building that continued to rekindle has been extinguished. For the past week, crews have been busy at the site of the partial building collapse as hotspots continued to cause additional fires until officials made it official that it was under control on Monday, Jan. 27. According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, the building is back under the management of the property owner, though crews "remain prepared to respond in the event of re-ignition or any other need for our services." A three-alarm fire …

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by Zak Failla