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Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Date: Thursday, September 18 2003

By Sasha Talcott, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 18--Boston's Inspectional Services Department is charging that Northeastern University is illegally sidestepping the city's strict inspections regimen at more than a dozen buildings where the university has leased apartments.

In a three-month investigation of Northeastern's off-campus housing, inspectors said they have found health and safety violations that range from rodent problems to inadequate fire alarms. Earlier this month, inspectors condemned an apartment building they

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