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Look at your watch and count off 60 seconds. If the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) averages hold true, by the time you’re done, 20 people in the U.S. will have suffered physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner. What people do to each other in their own homes is directly relevant to you if you’re in the business of renting housing. That’s because, of the more than 10 million cases of domestic violence reported each year, 77 percent occur in or near the victim’s home.