Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Kentlands burglary lawsuit settled

Kentlands burglary lawsuit settled: "A $3.25 million lawsuit filed against two Gaithersburg brothers who pleaded guilty to a 2006 burglary in the Kentlands has been settled.

According to the lawsuit, Jaime Cowger Denzel was given access to units in the Kentlands V building to do maintenance work, but residents were not informed of his criminal history or drug use. Denzel used keys held by his mother Susan Denzel, then president of the Kentlands V Condominium Association, to enter Helene Ellen Berman's unit to steal more than $200,000 worth of property, according to the lawsuit."

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They also sued the condo association and property management firm. Kentlands is a planned community that has been widely publicized as a showpiece of New Urbanism If you'd like to read a puff piece on Kentlands from the WaPo, be my guest. But it seems that life isn't as idyllic as it first appears.

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