The great American single-family problem
(WorldNews Business)

BERKELEY, Calif. — The house at 1310 Haskell St. does not look worthy of a bitter neighborhood war. The roof is rotting, the paint is chipping, and while the lot is long and spacious, the backyard has little beyond overgrown weeds and a garage sprouting moss.The owner was known for hoarding junk and feeding cats, and when she died three years ago, the neighbors assumed that whoever bought the house would be doing a lot of work. But when the buyer turned out to be a developer, ......