Scrawled in black letters, 6 feet high and 10 feet wide, on the homeÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ weathered, bone-colored siding is the announcement that “Carol Daly owes $6,000 in back rent!†It appeared on Nov. 12 on the front of the house in Janesville's Fourth Ward, its message facing Wilson Elementary School on a street where about 2,000 vehicles pass each day.

Rentsaccount for more than 30% of the consumer price index, giving them outsize weight in overall inflation trends.

A hand holding car keys and a remote control for keyless entry isolated over white.