The purchase of the apartments was not easy, in these days, real estate doesn't come easily... at least, until evidence of the breaking of local laws, and how if pressed, a really GOOD Lawyer might stand up for the tenants. Suddenly it went much smoothly after that. And with it, Plumbing, restructuring, as much as winter allowed- and for some, the heating units NOT kicking out now and then, or rattling like pots and pans in a blender, proved a welcome relief