Pet peeves/empty houses

Tweet

Until a few years ago I depended on rental houses to live in.NOT easy to find and NOT affordable when you do.YET; I drive around and see many places sitting empty and some rotting to the ground empty and neglected.Who owns these kinds of places and why do they let them just sit empty while people sleep in the streets,under bridges,or wherever they can find safe to lay?!!! Then there are those that do have a place to rent but they want to become rich from it so poor folks like me cant make the rent.I have lived in some hideous places that werent fit for dogs;because thats all I could afford.If I had an empty house,trailer or apt. I had rather see someone have a home and pay what they could rather than let it sit empty. And why can't towns take empty buildings where businesses have "relocated" or gone bust and make them into living spaces??? In my town I see sooooo many empty buildings and know so many that need a decent home.Especially after Katrina.Does this bother anyone else?