Two New York City firefighters died as a result of greed and a desire to get extra rent payments from illegally subdivided apartments, prosecutors said Monday.

Rent discounts popping up as apartment vacancies climb (Tucson Citizen)

The economic downturn and a state law against hiring illegal immigrants have dramatically increased the number of vacant apartments in Tucson.

Prosecutor: 'Death trap' was set for bravest (Newsday)

Opening statements in trial of two tenants, landlord charged in '05 death of two firefighters Greed and a desire to get extra rent payments from illegally subdivided apartments led to the deaths of two firefighters in a blaze at a Bronx apartment building, a prosecutor said Monday.

Prosecutor: Firefighters from LI walked into 'death trap' (Newsday)

Opening statements in trial of two tenants, landlord charged in '05 death of two firefighters Greed and a desire to get extra rent payments from illegally subdivided apartments led to the deaths of two firefighters in a January 2005 blaze at a Bronx apartment building, a prosecutor said Monday in opening arguments of the manslaughter trial of two tenants and the landlord. ...

1.5m families face housing rent hike (Manila Standard Today)

A total of 1,542,538 families living in rented houses face the bleak prospect of being burdened by higher lease payment if the Rent Control Law will not be extended after it expired last Dec. 3l.