tenement houses <p>Buildings containing rental apartments that are in large cities, occupied by poorer people, generally built to minimum standards of sanitation, safety, and comfort, and often in run-down condition.</p> <p>Source: Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus</p> <p><a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300005730">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300005730</a></p>