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    Eric Shawn reports from Breeze Point, New York

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Welcome back everyone growing outrage today among.

Some of the victims of hurricane sandy -- web experience.

-- the worst devastation during that storm including seeing part of their community literally go up in flames are seeing some video of that.

On your screen there from breezy point New York in the end more than a hundred homes are destroyed and if that wasn't enough.

Now we're hearing many of those homeowners.

Are being slapped with housing violation senior -- air -- light and breezy point with more on this story Eric.

A general imagine a few houses destroyed or severely damaged by hurricane sandy you come home to the mass.

And find -- here front doors and notice threatening criminal prosecution.

That's what's happened and has done some people here in breezy point when they get that surprise in the government.

Look at the damage at this house the waves -- this building up the foundations.

-- -- right next of the building next door which then hit this house.

And imagine this is your home in the -- -- this and then -- come -- and see this.

Attached to your front door.

It is a notice of deficiency from that apartment buildings and says you are hereby notified there's a deficiency at this address.

You were ordered to remedy this deficiency.

Intelligent -- -- and or replace if possible to make sure you get all necessary.

Permits.

The folks here just can't.

Believe I think the city needs them.

Work with us and not against us you know -- To impose a fine threatened violations and just look around it's obviously people who have never set foot stepped foot here.

-- if you saw what was going on here.

A spokesman for the department of buildings says quote these violations were issued solely to document the damage that occurred.

A property owners will not face any penalties as a result.

They'll say as part of the bureaucratic process to try and assess all the damage here from -- hurricane sandy from both ends queens and also in Staten Island.

An estimated 891.

Homes and buildings are uninhabitable.

And may have to be demolished they're considering some massive demolish means of a some buildings and Staten Island and elsewhere about 200 -- -- sometime in the next few months.

Back live now here's another issue that we have a look at this kitty cat.

Other a lot of stray cats around this one seems to be well fed the -- to our house over here.

But they like the people just walking around and today the ASPCA.

A right now actually is taking care of strays and taking them -- certainly heartening sight when you know that the animals like this cat here is.

There that they're being taken care.

Let's say -- get yourself a little friend get a little catnip in your pocket Eric is that is this whole thing stage during -- -- -- No just so -- -- you -- -- and -- -- to have to started coming right over you now they need they need they need some love and they see it kind so.

You know when they see it Eric Berry -- great report from breezy point when we'll continue to watch what a community affected by so much and all members of the family including the pats certainly affected air thank you very much.

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