Home The Round-Up: Friday Building-code violations as a political tool. [NY Times] Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletter Sign Up Thank you for signing By Observer Staff • 02/16/07 8:34am Building-code violations as a political tool. [NY Times] Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletter Sign Up Thank you for signing up! By clicking submit, you agree to our <a href="http://observermedia.com/terms">terms of service</a> and acknowledge we may use your information to send you emails, product samples, and promotions on this website and other properties. You can opt out anytime. See all of our newsletters Middle-class housing help part of Quinn’s plan. [NY Times] Report: Home prices fall in half of nation’s bigger markets. [NY Times] New law to expose shady city engineers, architects. [NY Post] Couple gets legal boost in booting East Village tenants. [Daily News] Rent-regulated landlords fret changes in state Senate. [NY Sun] Lawsuit over Salvation Army building sales. [NY Sun] Did we miss any New York City real estate news this morning? Please send along tips and links.