SC woman checking on rental home finds renters
Published Wednesday, January 27, 2010 8:03 AM
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman checking on a rental home she had posted on Craigslist was surprised to find the home occupied by people who thought they were renting it.
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The Aiken Standard reported Lynn Marcantoni of Greer was in Aiken earlier this month and found the house was occupied.
Marcantoni called police, who learned from neighbors that a couple had moved in several days earlier. Their names were not released.
Marcantoni found information in the home and called them. They told her they had responded to an ad from the United Kingdom and sent a $700 deposit.
The husband said when the key didn't arrive, he went in through an unlocked window and then changed the locks.
Marcantoni says she hadn't posted the ad overseas, which was a fake. But she says she believes the couple and is letting them keep the house.
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