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December 2, 2008 10:47:33 AM CST



Homeless Look to Foreclosures

Posted Feb 19, 08 4:52 PM CST in US 

(Newser) – As the nation's spate of foreclosures leaves more people homeless, more homeless people are finding shelter in those newly abandoned buildings, the AP reports. The stock of foreclosed homes in hard-hit areas may well outnumber people on the street, leading many to chance arrest or a run-in with drug dealers for a roof over their heads.

Recent foreclosures are less likely to be condemned or harbor chronic criminal activity, and could still be hooked up to utilities, which one Cleveland man terms "what you call convenient." But evidence is largely anecdotal: "Are they in (foreclosed) homes?" asked one counselor. "I don't know. They are just not in their places."

Source Associated Press

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The national spike in foreclosures may offer the homeless a convenient, but potentially dangerous, place to spend the night.   (Getty Images)
Homeless man in Chicago.   (Magnum Photos)
Some homeless may now have a choice of where to sleep.   (Associated Press)
In some hard hit areas, experts estimate vacant housing outnumbers homeless on the street.   (Getty Images)
The spike in vacant housing stock may be tempting to homeless.   (Getty Images)
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