FILE - Workers set up scaffolding at an apartment building under construction in East Montpelier, Vt., in this April 16, 2009 file photo. These are good times for U.S. landlords. For many tenants, not so much. With demand for apartments surging, rents are projected to rise for a fifth straight year in 2014. Even a pickup in apartment construction is unlikely to provide much relief anytime soon. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)