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City’s Worst Slumlord – Niagra Falls Reporter

By Mike Hudson Housing Authority Director Stephanie Cowart publicly disgraced herself last week, stealing bundles of the Niagara Falls Reporter from the lobby of the Spallino Towers apartment building and forbidding elderly residents there from reading it. Our phone rang … Continue reading

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Unspeakable conditions prevail at two Flatbush apartment buildings – NY Post

By Helen Klein Courier-Life 10-15-09 Even the rats are likely disgusted with the conditions at a pair of Flatbush buildings that have fallen into disrepair. The conditions are so bad at 592 and 596 East 22nd Street that, recently, tenants … Continue reading

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Mold, standing water in home lead to parents’ arrest

Wendy Victora Daily News 10-15-09 FORT WALTON BEACH — Parents of four young children were charged with felony child neglect Oct. 12 after officials found “severe mold” in their home at 638 NE Golf Course Drive. There was also standing … Continue reading

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City of Sealy, TX to begin inspecting multi-family units – recently approved ordinance would allow city workers to inspect semi-annually

By ASHLEY TOMPKINS, Managing Editor Possible black mold, faulty wiring, broken windows and HVAC problems – these are just a few of the sub-standard living conditions some Sealy residents face on a daily basis, living in neglected multi-family rental properties. … Continue reading

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Endofungal bacteria as producers of mycotoxins

Gerald Lackner, Laila P. Partida-Martinez, and Christian Hertweck Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany Available online 1 October 2009 Mycotoxins are compounds of fungal origin that can adversely … Continue reading

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