A copy of five-day notice issued to Tony Robinson’s roommate-seeking eviction and $1192.15 bio-hazard clean-up.
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Madison landlord Ray A. Peterson is moving to evict Tony Robinson’s roommate and his mother, if they fail to pay restitution of $1192.15 for “bio-hazard clean-up”; for removal of the blood of now deceased Tony Robinson, Jr.
The landlord is also seeking costs to re-rent the unit-1125 Williamson Street-Upper; one of the most stigmatized addresses in the city. A successful judgement would subject Robinson’s friend to all financial liability for rent on the unit until re-rented (or the lease terminates-whichever is sooner).
The case of Robinson, an unarmed, 19 year-old, bi-racial Madison man; shot to death by Madison Police Officer Matt Keeny, on Friday March, 6, 2015, is still under consideration of charges by the office of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne.
The landlord at the 1125 Williamson Street-upper two flat, Peterson has issued a five day notice to pay rent or vacate premises-a precursor to eviction under WI law. When reached for comment by the Devil’s Advocates Mike Crute Wednesday evening, Peterson confirmed he was the property owner and manager and that he was responsible for issuance of the five-day notice. When questioned about the whether he felt the financial charges where justified, landlord Ray Peterson said the following:
“Yes, I do think it ($1192.15 for bio-hazard clean-up) is an appropriate legal charge.”
Robinson did not appear on the lease and therefore Peterson feels it appropriate to charge the parties on the lease for the clean-up, which Peterson relates was provided by a third party he “could not remember off the top of his head.”
Anthony M. Limon and his mother, Tamara Herrera, are the leaseholders. Limon was good friend with Robinson-Robinson had a key to the unit. Limon is described by family friend Craig Spaulding as “traumatized” by his friends shooting. Limon is additionally described as currently unable to work do to his Mental state since Robinson’s death.
Limon has fallen behind $750 (plus a $10 late fee) on rent due on March 21, 2015. The five day notice was issued March 23rd, just two days after rent was due-and seeks both the $750 rent and $1192.15 clean-up of the biohazard from Limon and Herrera.
April 2nd, 2015 is the date where payment is expected by Peterson, or Herrerra and Limon are subject to eviction with an expected court date in 2-3 weeks. At that time eviction may commence immediately upon posting of judgement.
Asked whether it was fair to criticize him for lack of compassion under the circumstances, landlord Peterson said,
“You may be right, maybe we shouldn’t comply with the legal aspects.” Peterson concluded “But I treat everyone the same, we don’t discriminate against anyone.”
Well first of all alot of people know Ray Peterson is a slum lord. Second of all that family should not have to pay for the clean up, the MPD should be paying for it or the city of madison. Just because the family was friends with Tony Robinson doesnt make it there fault that the blood is there in the build. That slum lord needs to grow a heart and compassion because if the rolls was turned he would probably be the sameway the family is. Lately all anyone cares about is money well guess what money dont buy anything but missouri.
What a hateful thing to do, this slum lord needs a heart, instead of being money hungry.. The city of Madison should be responsible or if he wants it cleaned up so bad, then he should do it his damn self…
Ummmm Missouri? That’s a state….. And if you read any lease they generally state that any damage caused by guests will be paid for by the tenant…. Legally speaking this Landlord has every right to go after the tenant.
Ray Peterson has been the worst slum lord in Madison for years…..He doesnt take care of any of his properties and only cares about the money…..Low life.
Shame on you Ray Peterson. Hope ur 5 minutes of fame is worth it.
i have rented from that slum lord. His properties are disgusting! At the place that i rented he avoided all repairs and refused to set the furnace up with a filter until I had to call Mg&e and complain. This does not surprise me but it does disgust me!
Yep he treats everybody the same – like garbage. Or cash machines. Evil exists in many places, sometimes it hides in the guise of a landlord.
People of Madison! Boycott this landlord from now on. As it is, only desperate people rent from him, but there are other SLUMLORDS out there if you have to use them..just don’t rent from Ray-boy!!!! Let’s put that scumbag out of the landlord business!!!!
We’ve heard from the bleeding-heart liberals with no capital and nothing to lose, now it’s time for your counterpoint:
Businesses exist to make money. If they don’t make more than they spend they fail. Owning, maintaining and providing living quarters to low-life scum is also a business, and as such, payments receivable is a very important part of it.
Leaving who should pay for the cleanup aside, rent has not been paid and that is unacceptable. If all the bums who ran around with signs condemning the police or complaining about this landlord simply loaned this family $10 a piece they wouldn’t be in this bind, and it just goes to show that talk is cheap.
I don’t know why the hell you think you can lump all people who think this unjust as “bleeding heart liberals.” How about just a group of people with compassion? And those bleeding heart liberals you like to group together, yeah we have property and capital and businesses too. It’s just that those things don’t trump ethics and human compassion and dignity.
don’t you think the family has enough shit to worry/think about besides placating this landlord asshole.?
The problem in this world is the lack of humanity of people who literally look at everything as a”business” for profit and personal gain. People who look at the world through this kind of filter must have been dropped on their head as an infant.
It sounds like former Slumlord Bill Koczak
omg for real Ray Peterson you are a terriable person and you will have to anwser above on judgement day. God dont like ugly and I could care less what rent is owed. Maybe its late because of this insidant,if I was the landlord I wouldnt be thinkning of late rent,inform renters slate clean because I have a heart. And to try to make someone responsiable for clean up from a murder…wow smh and praying that someone stepes up and offers this family a new appartment to rent with first month rent free.
you don’t pay your rent you get the boot? What is so bad about that? He is running a business, good luck starting your own business if you give everything away with whatever sob story is told.
some people are part of the problem not the solution.
That, Josh is YOU.
i’ve lived in the neighborhood for years, and that block has been a turd island of poorly maintained properties in the middle of a lovely, thriving strip for as long as i remember. I don’t blame anyone for running a profitable business, but i agree that Ray is the dictionary definition of a slumlord.