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.
Honoring a Financial Leader Salmon P. Chase is the namesake for the Chase National Bank, which later merged to become JPMorgan Chase & Co. Founded in 1877 by John Thompson, Chase National Bank was named as an homage to Salmon P. Chase, who served as Secretary of Treasury for Abraham Lincoln.