Keeping a house clean is no easy feat. There’s always something to take care of, from tidying up to managing daily chores.

2 Blake Street – or Waterbury's "house of horrors," as it's been branded by some – has captured the nation's interest since a 32-year-old man lit a ... out to perform chores and on Halloween.

2 Blake Street – or Waterbury’s “house of horrors,” as it’s been branded by some – has captured the nation’s interest since a 32-year-old man lit ... to perform chores and on Halloween.

A Connecticut man alleged to have been held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades escaped the small room he had been locked away in by setting their house on fire ...

The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was emaciated and weighed only 69 pounds when he was rescued from the two-story house in Waterbury ... in the morning to do chores.

The 32-year-old man who set his Waterbury ... He says he was eventually removed from school and only allowed out to do chores. Over the years, he says more locks were added and by the time ...

Family and friends identified the man who died as Charles Martin. One of Martin’s neighbors, Mary Williams, said he lived at his house alone ... would often give them chores in exchange for ...

The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was emaciated and weighed only 69 pounds (31 kilograms) when he was rescued from the two-story house in Waterbury after starting the fire on Feb. 17.