Housing and safety officials in Maine say an aging building stock, absentee land

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

9-5-1993

Pages

1B, 8B

Abstract

Housing and safety officials in Maine say an aging building stock, absentee landlords and economic problems are combining to create unsafe rental housing in the state. The problem is particularly severe in the state's urban centers, where low-income Mainers live in low-rent apartments that frequently lack such basic necessities as smoke detectors. Details, related article, specifics on Biddeford's rental market.

Subjects

Housing

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