He gained national attention when the man called Sheppard suddenly died in his Juarez clinic at 2:50 a.m. Friday. Sheppard, alias actor Steve McQueen, went to Santosâ Clinca de Santa Rosa looking for reprieve from the painful cancer that was killing him. McQueen spent time in El Paso in 1972 during the filming here of âThe Getaway.â.
One obligation a landlord has to their rental property and to their tenants is to keep up with property maintenance. One of the most basic requirements is to make sure tenants always have access to running water. Landlords must also maintain common areas, keep up with repairs and follow all health and building codes.
In addition to making sure that a risk assessment is carried out before any work starts, a landlord must use a competent contractor to carry out repairs or other work. Landlords cannot simply leave matters to contractors. A landlord still has his/her own responsibilities relating to asbestos. At the very least, landlords must check that a contractor is competent. Likewise, any information about the presence of asbestos known to the landlord must be passed onto the contractor.