Report next month may get to bottom of sinking homes in N.Y.

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AMHERST, N.Y. - When Sandra M. Mussell renovated her kitchen in July, she chose a hardwood floor over ceramic tile. "If we decide to have a fire, it will burn a lot faster," she said.

Arson, she pointed out with a dose of humor, is not that bad an option when you are stuck with a home that is breaking apart, that is too expensive to fix and too notorious to sell.

"The company that had insured her house refused to pay her claim"