Avi Schwalb, an Aurora landlord who was also convicted of defrauding dozens of contracting customers earlier this year, will now owe two of his tenants more than $180,000.
Schwalb owns several apartment complexes in Aurora and was sued last year by the American Civil Liberties Union after he allegedly threatened an immigrant family based on their status in the country and locked them out of their apartment.
“It’s totally illegal in Colorado,” said Annie Kurtz, senior staff attorney with the ACLU. “You can’t just take matters into your own hands and force someone out of their apartment.”…