Ailing Apartments
In this Feb. 11, 2010 photo, a memo that went out to residents of Mary Fountain's apartment building when they had no gas or heat during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday season is shown. This Bronx apartment building, where city housing violations have increased from 82 to nearly 600 in 16 months, is among thousands of rental properties from Los Angeles to Harlem showing a creeping decay as housing values collapse and funds for repairs dry up. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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