East Cleveland is definitely the worst, and I agree with you that it was deteriorating long before the days of easy credit. Perhaps the further decrease in pro

East Cleveland is definitely the worst, and I agree with you that it was deteriorating long before the days of easy credit. Perhaps the further decrease in property values makes it even less worthwhile to make repairs. I can imagine that a new roof might cost more than the neighbor's house with a 10 year-old roof! I too have heard horror stories of seemingly irrational landlords. One problem is that many people watched too much late-nite get-rich-quick TV and bought rental properties they themselves couldn't afford to keep up. Your experience in The Heights is surprising given that rents are relatively high there. One would think preserving a rental unit would be worthwhile.