Why are there alwyas closed down and borded up buildings in poor areas?

Question

Why are there alwyas closed down and borded up buildings in poor areas?

Answer 1

Because eventually, the criminal element outweighs the law-abiding citizens in those areas, leaving some business owners and building owners to abandon ship. If the cost of doing business is more than you can comfortably make a living doing so, (security, bars on windows, theft, risk) they have to go. Then you get vandalism, hence the boarded up buildings. But I have to tell you, vandalism is going up again and no area is safe. It happens everywhere.

Answer 2

simply because nobody there has the money to buy, and fix them up, so they get boarded up to keep the weather out, and windows from getting broken. have a nice day