[Arguendo]

Obviously. First of all, even if we take the story at face value, the landlord did nothing illegal. You might not care much for the law, but I don’t think we beat someone because we think he made a cold or callous demand.

Second, you’re an idiot if you take a story like this at face value and make a snap judgment of that sort based only on it.

[DJ MacWoW]

They knew the woman had been murdered and went after the ex for January’s rent. That’s not just callous. They should have gotten in line with other creditors for the estate. He got his 2 daughters and their things out by January 13th after fighting with the management company for 2 weeks. Do ya think they even waited for the funeral? Read the story!

[Oztrich Boy]

Obviously. First of all, even if we take the story at face value, the landlord did nothing illegal. You might not care much for the law, but I don’t think we beat someone because we think he made a cold or callous demand.

I know. The world has lost civility since dueling was abandoned.

Of course it's not illegal to be a jerkwad, but it should involve some risk that discourages it.

[Vendome]

Okay, I give in and agree. The landlord can make a demand to anyone. In this instance it is, however, pretty callous and avaricious with no regard for what the grieving family maybe going through.

I think the landlord was trying to take advantage of the emotional state of the ex-husband even though there is no legal basis for his claim.