Slum-Lord

There are times (quite often actually) when I wish I was already practicing law.

Currently, my parents are dealing with a landlord (a.k.a. slum-lord) who is breaking the law left and right (i.e. incorrect [over] billing; hiring illegal immigrants [so he can work them 80 hours per week and pocket money]; creating fake painting companies [so he doesn't have to hire real painters]; lying about the square-footage of the properties he's selling [again to make more money]).

I'm going to find a lawyer tomorrow and pay good money to nab this guy.

Alas, if I were already a practicing lawyer, things wouldn't have dragged on so long (negotiating). A simple letter citing the legal codes breached with a dash of legal jargon would have finished the job in a snap.