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As Days Go By, No Rent Check

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As Days Go By, No Rent Check

And you may find yourself being sued by your landlord / And you may find yourself getting an eviction notice / And you may find yourself hiring legal counsel / And you may find yourself getting dragged into court / And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?

We are sure it is all just a big misunderstanding, but singer David Byrne, ex-frontman for Talking Heads, has been sued by his former landlord, who claims the millionaire entertainer owes him a few grand in back rent. While Byrne lives in a fancy Greenwich Village townhouse, he has also leased a small Manhattan apartment that is the subject of the rent dispute described in these New York City Housing Court records. (6 pages)