Hollywood rental property scam leads to LAPD investigation, search for suspects

Police are looking for a pair of suspects who used counterfeit checks and fake identities to rent in several Los Angeles neighborhoods. They say it’s all part of a large scam fooling renters and landlords alike.

“They are criminals with no conscience. They have a tremendous sense of entitlement, and they know that they can play the system,” said Michael Renkow. “And they do.”

He’s a landlord who rented his property in Hollywood to what he believed were legit tenants, using a screening company to run background checks…

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