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Rentals

Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (3:45 p.m.)

Demand for Clark County’s rental assistance program has gone up 40 percent last year compared to 2007, bringing with it an unexpected problem: with the shortage of apartments out there for $400 a month, slumlords are taking advantage of the situation, cramming three and four people into apartments meant for less people. Las Vegas apartment inspectors are seeing more complaints reflecting dangerous living conditions.

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