"We told them there was water behind the cupboards and you could see dark spots on the back…but they never came," says tenant Caitlin Hemmer, referring to the management at 772 St. Nicholas Place.
For decades housing advocates have hounded negligent property owners. Now there’s increasing focus on the lenders who permit them to buy other peoples’ homes.
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