If a street tree needs pruning, a suburban homeowner should first call the local town or city hall.

And a state of suburban homeowners suddenly realized that owning a home no longer meant they were growing richer without saving.

"But then their pride is no different, really, from suburban homeowners," he added.

Despite some footage of urban bird life, this is for the suburban or rural homeowner.

Last year state lawmakers directed big tax breaks to suburban and upstate homeowners.

But it will probably be many years before the suburban homeowners of the South begin routinely soaking their gardens with used bath water.

The suburban homeowner about to leave on vacation has quite the opposite task.

The victims range from the urban poor to suburban homeowners, consumer officials said.

"For suburban homeowners whose houses are in otherwise good condition, this is the area of greatest risk," she said.

This is more likely to be true among suburban homeowners than among housing development residents.