Tag Archives: Politics

Housing Doom – Op-Ed Friday: The Economy Is So Bad That…

By twist It’s Friday, and the economy is bad.  Silverazor9, a poster on the Yahoo gossip boards shares just how bad it is.  I don’t know if he wrote it himself or it was forwarded to him by one of … Continue reading

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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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Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies & sending notices of non-renewal

By BRIAN SKOLOFF 10-15-09   WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – James and Maria Ivory’s dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida’s Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that … 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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