Neighbors of the condemned Ashton Place apartments say people have turned the buildings into a rent-free lair and that crime in the area has increased.

Tenants, building manager go on trial for roles in 'Black Sunday' blaze (New York Daily News)

Two Bronx tenants and a building manager went on trial Monday for their roles in the infamous "Black Sunday" blaze that killed two firefighters nearly four years ago.

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.

Chilling Audiotapes Released 4 Years After Fatal Fire (NBC New York)

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