Code Enforcement. Many cities have code enforcement offices that will send inspectors to take a look at any rental housing code violations. Availability and responsiveness vary from city to city and not all municipalities do inspections.
WERTHEIMER: We begin our coverage this morning with the failure of the nation's largest savings and loan. The government seized Washington Mutual, and much of the company will now be sold to JPMorgan Chase. NPR's Jim Zarroli joins me now. Jim, this is being called the largest bank failure in U.S. history.
It is the largest public company in the world (according to the Forbes magazine). The financial institution, stationed in New York, is a leader in commercial and investment banking services. Assets of trillion put JPMorgan Chase in first place among the largest U.S. banks - ahead of Citigroup and Bank of America. The hedge fund managed by JPMorgan Chase has to be the second largest fund of its kind in the United States with assets of $ 28.8 billion. Formed by the merger of JP Morgan & Co. and Chase Manhattan Corporation, Chase Bank locations serve millions of customers.