James 'Whitey' Bulger's apartment on Third Street in Santa Monica has become a very hot commodity among renters, reports the Associated Press. Apartment management, as well as tenant and landlord resource Westside Rentals, have been receiving dozens of inquiries about renting the unit ever since Bulger was arrested last week.
Mark Verge, owner of Westside Rentals, spoke to the Huffington Post about the morbid fascination some renters have with seeking out homes associated with an infamous celebrity or violent crime scene. Verge said his company has fielded similar calls in the past: "People asked us all the time about where O.J. lived, where the whole killing happened... we used to get that call all the time" when Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered in 1994.
While the Princess Eugenia complex hasn't yet listed Bulger's old apartment with Westside Rentals, management has listed units with them in the past. Verge's advice to apartment managers? "Be careful if you rent it to someone who's just a fanatic about living in 'Whitey' Bulger's apartment."
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