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Thetruth 04/24/2012 11:57:00 PM
yoou left out flatbush gardens in brooklyn they had over 8000 violations.
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Betty Rivers 04/24/2012 5:07:00 PM
Hi i would like some one to do something about these slum lords, because they can't be messing up people lives like my ex landlord did me.in november 23,2010 i felted down twelve steps and hurt my back and now i'm getting SSI and SSD because of him and i been in a shelter since December 24, 2010 under Red cross because he had violations and i tried suing him but he had no insurance on the build and he renting out again so he can get more money. from people and hurt more people.I also walk with a cane and i also need someone with me when i go outside so please stop these landlord from taking people money and messing up people lives like my ex land lord did me.
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Will 04/12/2012 8:35:00 PM
Ell, did you happen to live in Williamsburg. On N7th?
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11/07/2011 11:45:00 AM
Consult an experienced lawyer: Consulting with experienced lawyers from any reputed bankruptcy law firm would give you ideas on how to tackle the problem. The attorney would also be able to provide you other options apart from filing for bankruptcy. Most US citizens, from a number of cities like Henderson (NV) and Paradise (NV), would say that attorneys normally suggest other routes to follow apart from filing in the court of law.
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10/23/2011 2:53:00 PM
There are many hints which you can pick from which it should be clear to you that you are bankrupt or are heading for bankruptcy. Some of these hints are: -
You are getting threatening calls or warning calls from all those you earn money.
Your dream home is either foreclosed or is on the foreclosure list.
Your car has been repossessed and you have no funds to get yourself another car.
You are unable to pay off your loans.
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10/23/2011 2:52:00 PM
Crooks often spend all the money they have and without any problems will file for bankruptcy. Las Vegas is a city where people very often come and pick up wrong habits like gambling and end up being bankrupt. This is the reason why the laws of bankruptcy have been made a lot stricter in Las Vegas..
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07/11/2011 1:48:00 AM
Mentioning their names in public is such a bad move.
retirement community long island
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St Joan 06/07/2011 12:43:00 PM
spoken like a true greed ridden oppressor my rent is !800 a month and going up every moment with illegal and unnecessary major capital 'improvements' what a laugh!
this is the city of my birth where i have lived, worked, raised a family, paid taxes, where my immigrant ancestors came to flee people like u and our greedy landlords my landlord owned 3 slum bldgs when he bought ours and the newspapers have documented his direct responsibility for the death of a middle aged tenant in one of his e side tenements where he refused to repair a boiler that could not be turned off and the tenant 'baked to death' while his frantic mother ran to find an absent superintendent and pled with my landlord to please help all to no avail how do u think she felt when she found the body of her son?
u have lost your perspective nothing exceeds like excess and people like u are ruining the city of my birth and that of my offspring and of my courageous ancestors, one of whom was a south american political assassinee and the other escaped the tyranny of the british landowners and the potato famine
get some perspective mr moneydrivenheartless...........well u get the idea
jeanette mason
212-246-3117 my cell knock yourselves out with hate calls this is sport 4 me
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Guest 05/10/2011 3:21:00 PM
Another nonsensical comment posted by Eli Weiss. A bitter little napoleonic freak who wrecked his apartment - punched holes in doors, destroyed walls and floors - lost in court when suing for his deposit and just can't let it all go. When you manage over 1000 tenants in New York City - you WILL run into this type of loser every once in a while.
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Guest 05/10/2011 3:18:00 PM
This comment was written by Eli Weiss who only became irate after his homosexual advances made to the landlord were rejected. He wrecked his apartment, sued in court and lost and is obviously very bitter. 2 years have gone by Eli - grow up and get a life.
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Lisaplatforms 04/14/2011 2:29:00 PM
Angie, at least he stayed away from your apartment. I should have been that lucky.
I have distinct pleasure of renting from Alan Tauber and as a single girl, I was very uncomfortable. He always seemed to be waiting for me to leave outside my apartment and smoking cigarettes. When I would run into him, he would offer rude and vulgar comments about my clothing and how I looked. I am not quite sure if this type of come on works with his wife, but I was totally turned off. You should be thankful that he left you alone.
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Freezing at 335 State Street 04/07/2011 2:05:00 AM
How did Pine Management no make this list? I live at 335 State Street in Brooklyn. They have more or less shut our heat off for the entire winter, despite 2 fines. And after they fired the super last year, the building has gone to hell. Mike Medford is the biggest scumbag on the planet earth!
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Reeddelaszlo 03/18/2011 1:22:00 AM
Hello Angie, We are having problems with one of Tauber's renters at 330 West 101st Street. His name is Ronnie Meyer and plays a baby grand piano for up to 12 hours per day. Every note is heard in our apartment next door. Would you have any advice of how to deal with this Tauber tenent? Should I speak with Michael Tauber. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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03/10/2011 9:08:00 PM
If you can't maintain the building, maybe YOU shouldn't be a landlord.
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Guest 03/10/2011 6:46:00 PM
Sir,
Landlord=SERVICE provider/ Tenant=customer. Whether a tenant pays $100 or $5000 US for an apartment does not enter this equation. Most lease agreements between landlord/tenant implicitly stipulate that the former will provide acceptable living conditions for the latter. When the landlord fails to uphold his end of this agreement the tenant has every right to break such agreement with the landlord, until the landlord resolves the issue.
You may have "grandfathered in" previous tenants' lease agreements carrying rent control. This is in complete compliance with the law and is not the fault of the tenant. They should not pay for the city's faulty policies. I must also remind you that the only reason there is rent control in NYC is because of the city's inadequate supply of decent housing.
Contact your congressman and/or other elected officials about this matter (good luck).
Also, you might need a superintendent. If you already have one then consider evaluating him or her for competence. Upkeep will always be cheaper than repair.
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Guest 03/10/2011 6:14:00 PM
Sir,
Landlord=SERVICE provider/ Tenant=customer. Whether a tenant pays $100 or $5000 US for an apartment does not enter this equation. Most lease agreements between landlord/tenant implicitly stipulate that the former will provide acceptable living conditions for the latter. When the landlord fails to uphold his end of this agreement the tenant has every right to break such agreement with the landlord, until the landlord resolves the issue.
Please notice how the phrase "subhuman living conditions" is not mentioned in any lease agreement in the history of rent.
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Guest 03/10/2011 5:49:00 PM
Yes. It is. It's expensive, segregated, and frankly: dying. Move upstate... as far upstate as you can while still being able to commute (that is if you want to work in the city). And good luck finding a decent job that would afford you a decent, albeit overpriced, place to live. Competition is fierce. Also, if you happen to be a "minority minority"*, credentials, masters degrees, etc might not necessarily guarantee you that job.
*minority minority= Black or (noticeably) Hispanic.
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Nadire 03/09/2011 3:10:00 PM
Karma it seems has come back to bite Mr. Aaron Yashouafar.
Aaron Yashouafar is just days away from being indicted for bankruptcy fraud. Yashouafar is also accused of defrauding elderly Jews in Beverly Hills of over 8 million dollars.
See most recent story here: http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/beverly-hills-bandit-meet-massoud-aaron-yashouafar/
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Nadire156 03/07/2011 4:59:00 AM
Massoud Aaron Yashouafar soon to be indicted in Los Angeles for bankruptcy fraud.
http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/beverly-hills-bandit-meet-massoud-aaron-yashouafar/
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Tomtom 01/31/2011 8:36:00 PM
Every time I see a story like this there is always some information missing, Why do they continue to live there? and How much rent do they pay?
You can pack up and leave. No one is forcing you to stay.
What's that? You only pay $500/mo rent? Then deal with it.
I hate to sound harsh, but no one cares that the property taxes, water and sewer are increasing double digits every year and in some cases every 6 months. Who's going to pay for that and the insurance and maintenance?
My family owned an apartment building that was a mess. We spent a lot of money and our own time repairing and cleaning the place up to only have the tenants make a mess of the place again. Renters think all landlords are wealthy and that they don't deserve the rent they collect. Really? Well then, YOU go and take out a huge loan, bust your butt maintaining the building to only have tenants not pay you rent and destroy the apartments.
It's a two way street. Tenants need to take responsibility also.
If you're paying market rate for an apartment then you wouldn't stay in a hellhole like this. But you're not so deal with it. Or let the Mayor know that he's causing these conditions. Stupid laws that limit the rent increases while expenses keep increasing are the reason places like exist.
Rent Stabilization = shitty apartments
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angie 01/23/2011 1:54:00 AM
I would like to second any nominations for Alan Tauber Real Estate - who has apartments in the UWS and UES.
DO NOT RENT FROM HIM.
I've emailed him numerous times to fix things in my apartment and he would never respond.
I've talked to other tenants who've waited for him to come to fix things the day he said he will only to him never show. Yet he emailed them and said he came that day. Alan Tauber is a liar.
His super in the UES smokes throughout the apartment building and will throw his cig butts in the hallways.
I've moved out 4 months ago and am still trying to get my deposit returned. I have called, emailed and stopped by his office many times and have never received a response. His secretary is rude and unhelpful.
Do yourself a favor and don't bother living in one of his apartments! or just don't pay your last month's rent and don't expect anything to be fixed during your time living there.
Good luck!
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angie 01/23/2011 1:36:00 AM
Hi!
I've had the worst experiences with Alan the crook. No returned calls, emails, and he's never at his office.Were you ever able to get your deposit back from him? I'm preparing to take him to court and wanted to see what your experience was.
-Angie
AngetheGr8@yahoo.com
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David 12/07/2010 8:09:00 PM
Yashouafar is in trouble in Las Vegas, Nevada and Oklahoma as well.
Read more about this jerk in this recent story in the Las Vegas news:
http://www.ktnv.com/story/13614886/paradise-spa-hoa-enters-the-hall-of-shame
and in Oklahoman news:
http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2010/06/24/aaron-yashouafar-qa/
This guy needs to be SHUT DOWN and ought to stand trial for fraud.
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PG 11/17/2010 8:26:00 AM
Mr. Yashouafar and Milbank were not managing the properties in question for nearly a year and a half. The lender hired its own management company to manage the properties, and that management company is the one being blamed. Unfortunately, when that management company was engaged, Milbank was prevented from carrying out its plan to improve and stabilize that property.
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Tenant 10/16/2010 11:22:00 PM
Building at 349 Crown Street owned by:
KZHB Associates
P.O. Box 30065
Brooklyn, New York 11203
718-773-6600
The landlords in this article have nothing on KZHB Associates in Brooklyn, NY. They own a lot of buildings in Brooklyn's Crown Heights Section. First they are racist. Any opportunity they have to get rid of blacks, hispanics, asian's, etc. they take it. I have been living in the building for over 20 years. Whenever someone moves out especially a minority, that night or the next day a Jewish family moves in. Aside from the racism, they don't provide heat to their buildings until they have so many heat complaints with the city that they have to. When the do provide heat it only for about 3 hours a day. Usually heat doesn't come on until the Thanksgiving holidays. Now, let’s talk about the rats. The building is rat infested. They are in the walls, and you hear them all day and night. There are so many, and they are so loud, that many a night I have awaken to the sounds of rat wars in my apartment. It is like being the star of a horror movie. I call it when the rats attack the humans of 349 Crown Street. Now, the rats have a constant companion, the roaches. There are so many, sometimes I feel like I am in their apartment. Trash is always abundant, and you smell it all the time, because it rarely gets emptied. The hallways look like the building is in the center of a third world country with no cleaning service whatsoever. The lock to the front door of the building is always broken. Really it is broken and has been that way for the last 10 years. The front door is always open 24/7. I don't quite understand that security measure. The windows in my apartment are the original windows from when the building was built over 50 years ago. There might as well not be any windows. The drafts are so bad, you have to wear a coat and be fully clothed when you go to bed. The building is a section 8 building. HUD comes every year and inspects the building. Each year they pass with flying colors. The Executives at HUD have to be taking bribes from the landlord. There is no way you can pass and inspection with all the violations that this landlord racks up. I have no faith in government agencies like HUD. This is an organization run by a group of greedy unscrupulous people who are taking money from landlords who violate. I am sure if there was an investigation into the bank accounts of HUD employees who inspect section 8 buildings, you would find that their incomes do not match the salaries that they make working for HUD. Let's not mention NYC complaint page for landlords, which I have frequented for many a violation. 311 is useless. They have no power, and they enforce nothing. I hope that there is a higher power that punishes this landlord for the cruel and evil way they have managed their buildings in Brooklyn. This landlord virtually profits off of the suffering of others. A lot of the people who live in these building are elderly on fixed incomes. They can't move. They have no choice but to endure the atrocities of this landlord. What a way to spend your senior years. In the grips of a pure devil, KZHB Associates.
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Tenant 10/16/2010 11:22:00 PM
Building at 349 Crown Street owned by:
KZHB Associates
P.O. Box 30065
Brooklyn, New York 11203
718-773-6600
The landlords in this article have nothing on KZHB Associates in Brooklyn, NY. They own a lot of buildings in Brooklyn's Crown Heights Section. First they are racist. Any opportunity they have to get rid of blacks, hispanics, asian's, etc. they take it. I have been living in the building for over 20 years. Whenever someone moves out especially a minority, that night or the next day a Jewish family moves in. Aside from the racism, they don't provide heat to their buildings until they have so many heat complaints with the city that they have to. When the do provide heat it only for about 3 hours a day. Usually heat doesn't come on until the Thanksgiving holidays. Now, let’s talk about the rats. The building is rat infested. They are in the walls, and you hear them all day and night. There are so many, and they are so loud, that many a night I have awaken to the sounds of rat wars in my apartment. It is like being the star of a horror movie. I call it when the rats attack the humans of 349 Crown Street. Now, the rats have a constant companion, the roaches. There are so many, sometimes I feel like I am in their apartment. Trash is always abundant, and you smell it all the time, because it rarely gets emptied. The hallways look like the building is in the center of a third world country with no cleaning service whatsoever. The lock to the front door of the building is always broken. Really it is broken and has been that way for the last 10 years. The front door is always open 24/7. I don't quite understand that security measure. The windows in my apartment are the original windows from when the building was built over 50 years ago. There might as well not be any windows. The drafts are so bad, you have to wear a coat and be fully clothed when you go to bed. The building is a section 8 building. HUD comes every year and inspects the building. Each year they pass with flying colors. The Executives at HUD have to be taking bribes from the landlord. There is no way you can pass and inspection with all the violations that this landlord racks up. I have no faith in government agencies like HUD. This is an organization run by a group of greedy unscrupulous people who are taking money from landlords who violate. I am sure if there was an investigation into the bank accounts of HUD employees who inspect section 8 buildings, you would find that their incomes do not match the salaries that they make working for HUD. Let's not mention NYC complaint page for landlords, which I have frequented for many a violation. 311 is useless. They have no power, and they enforce nothing. I hope that there is a higher power that punishes this landlord for the cruel and evil way they have managed their buildings in Brooklyn. This landlord virtually profits off of the suffering of others. A lot of the people who live in these building are elderly on fixed incomes. They can't move. They have no choice but to endure the atrocities of this landlord. What a way to spend your senior years. In the grips of a pure devil, KZHB Associates.
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Guest 10/16/2010 1:03:00 AM
Alan the thief Tauber. That's great! I left my apartment immaculate and he withheld my deposit. He wouldn't take my phone calls or respond to my e-mails. It was only after I had sent him an e-mail about certain things that he does, that I was able to get my money back.
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Guest 10/16/2010 1:03:00 AM
Alan the thief Tauber. That's great! I left my apartment immaculate and he withheld my deposit. He wouldn't take my phone calls or respond to my e-mails. It was only after I had sent him an e-mail about certain things that he does, that I was able to get my money back.
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mike 09/27/2010 12:55:00 PM
Without any doubt, Northbrook Management headed by Patrick Freydberg must be noted as the winner of Slum Lord 2010. Over 400 violations are lined up for the buildings that they mis-manage. They renovate their buildings for years and years and could care less about the tenants that must live through their utter disregard for their welfare, security and health. The buildings are managed by Shahid Taylor who is know for screaming "Fuck You" to tenants that call him as he slams down the phone. That is if he even answers his phone. Government officials are looking into Mann Realty, Patrick Freydberg and all of its investors to take city action against them. Stay tuned.
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Shirley 09/14/2010 6:36:00 AM
What ever happened to the worst tenants, because my mother has the worst tenants in the whole United States..
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nik 08/30/2010 10:04:00 AM
I nominate NORTHBROOK MANAGEMENT. Run by Maurice Mann & Patrick Freydberg. Talk about never getting a phone call back. The building manager, Shahid Taylor keeps his voice mail full for 2 years running. The building at 56 7th Avenue has been under renovations for 3 years, causing constant electrical outages, no water for days at a time, exposed wires, light bulbs, filth, rodents. They could care less. This building is about 5 minutes away from a rent strike of 160 apartments signing on.
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Fin MacCool 08/20/2010 2:44:00 AM
The worst and most criminal "landlord" is Kenmore Associates, a.k.a. Housing & Services, Inc., a.k.a. Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus. They stole a building worth $50+ million from you, i.e. the People of the United States. They stole $30+million in cash from you and scam section 8 and medicaid and other poverty pimp programs. Or pograms. They treat 300+ tenants as slaves. You cannot file criminal burglary and other charges against them because the hire ex detectives from the same precinct as security. Wicked crooked. Hundreds of violations. The address, 145 east 23rd street Manhattan. The middle of Gramercy Park. See http://finmaccool.blogspot.com/
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Simon 08/07/2010 4:12:00 AM
We have a similar problem in London, so many dodgy landlord and its easy to get ripped off. workout routines
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sandy 06/03/2010 9:48:00 AM
why do they stay in these horrible apartments? because where else can you live for a few hundred dollars a month. Pay a decent rent and you will get a decent apartment. I rent and I choose not to live in a RS or RC building because they are gross. You get what you pay for in this world. People pay less per month in rent than it costs to provide heat and electric to the apartment. Of course it will be horrible.
If you want to get rid of Slumlords, Move out and don't rent from them. These buildings mentioned are so far gone they should probably get knocked down
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John Davis 05/10/2010 10:06:00 AM
I'd like to nominate Alan Tauber of Tauber Real Estate for the list. The gentleman behind this firm - Alan Tauber - seems to have as a general practice, to not return the security deposit to its tenants when they leave. I have been one of the victims and have taken him to court. And I am not the only one, This seems to be going like this for a long time and with many other tenants, specially expatriates that return to Europe after working in assignments in the city and that are less likely to fill a complaint in court.
It shocks me how he can get along with something like this.
There's absolutely no reason to keep the security deposits by the way. My house was in perfect conditions. Mr Alan Tauber always acted like the best of friends until I call him to get the security deposit owed - then he never returned my calls and emails.
Just like that. No justification, no answer, nothing. Simply dissapeared.
BTW, I invite anyone that has been victim of this scam by Alan TaAuber to contcat me so that we can coordinate an answer.
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Ell 05/05/2010 8:23:00 AM
We'd like to nominate our landlord BILL LIKA, who owns many apartments in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg areas. Not only is he a major slumlord, and we went without heat this winter, and the moldy bathroom and walls went without fixing, but he also refuses to give us our security deposit back. He has dozens of violations, some as high as $10k each, with the NYC govt, so why don't they shut him down?? He has threatened us and harassed us. He builds illegally without a permit, rents apartments in the basement, and has no super - EVER. Google your landlord and look him or her up on the Department of Buildings website before you move in...
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linda schloff 04/15/2010 8:20:00 PM
Lizza wrote a wonderful series of articles. I can't believe this sort of behavior is happening in America. What laws have to be changed to give the tenants meaningful relief.
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Banzai 04/11/2010 11:11:00 PM
jews, jews, jews. What a SHOCK! Not!
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John 03/28/2010 2:11:00 AM
We are the tenants of 115 East 60th Street , Manhattan, New York City, would
like to nominate our landlord Mr. Steve Tzolis as the New York's Ten Worst
Landlords. Mr. Tzolis owns also 2 restaurants: Persephone at 115 E 60th
Street, NYC and Periyali at 35 West 20th Street., which he runs under the
name Vasiliki Corp. Mr. Tzoliz and his second company Vrahos, LLC quietly
destroying 100 years old Manhattan building 115 East at 60th Street. Tenants
harassment, rent stabilized apartments conversion into extra restaurant
private rooms, to name a few Mr. Steve Tzolis achievements as a landlord,
which qualified him as one of the worst landlord in New York. 2 years
ongoing restaurant expansion, apartments covered by dust and led contained
debris. Historic building exterior had been destroyed: old Swedish type
alcove was removed for extra additional outdoor restaurant seats. Heat and
hot water had been disconnected several times every month of this winter.
Some apartment has no gas supply for several weeks.
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Ronald McDonald 03/28/2010 12:52:00 AM
Hey Brian, first off, WAH WAH WAH WAH. Secondly, sounds like you and Yonah are not only landlords but probably not very good ones. If you don't want to do the work you are obligated to, maybe you should swing by one of our many locations and fill out an application. These fries dont cook themselves.
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Brian 03/27/2010 6:18:00 PM
Bad Landlord blah blah blah. Never a story about horrible tenants being awful to a good landlord. Why? Because landlords represent the ruling class to socialist papers and blogs. This is the scam, move into a unsuspecting landlords good apartment, bring old junk furniture infested with bugs. Fry greasy food in pots of oil on the stove spilling and caking it with burnt on grease rendering it useless in short order. Move in extra people not on the lease. Call housing inspections complain about the bugs and all the stuff in the apartment that you broke. The landlord is screwed because because everybody knows from articles like this he is evil. The landlord will get screwed in court because city inspections documented the housing violations. The tenant skates away without paying rent.
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Seth 03/26/2010 11:04:00 PM
Whoa! Way to go Liz. What a project.
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pspan 03/26/2010 8:51:00 AM
Terrific reporting, horrifying situation.
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Petra Costa 03/26/2010 7:23:00 AM
Amazing piece of work! Sheds a light into the "favela" like situations of New York City. I will keep reading.
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Danube 03/26/2010 6:44:00 AM
Hmmmm, where are the Shaloms? A whole family with over 130 buildings that usually evicts and destabilizes 50%-90% of a building withing the first 1-2 years. shalomtenants.org
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bigdaddykane 03/26/2010 4:21:00 AM
Why wasn't the woman who wrote this on the radio instead of that guy who had no idea what he was talking about?
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scott 03/26/2010 4:06:00 AM
don't envy the fieldwork, but more great reporting. thank you for this. you make this town a better place - or at least call the ones out who make it a lot worse. please keep up the good work!
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Jennine Cohen 03/24/2010 2:54:00 AM
Amazing how this journalist managed to uncover the craziness of these horrible landlords. The Voice, has finally given the tenants a voice. Amazing article-this is why I keep reading! Thank you!
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Jonathan Blitzer 03/23/2010 8:18:00 PM
Phenomenal piece -- such a good (though disturbing) read. Loved all the reported details. Please keep them coming.
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L&T matrix 03/23/2010 6:24:00 PM
Tenants must ORGANIZE!
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Ray Stanz 03/23/2010 3:25:00 AM
260 Moore St in Brooklyn is INFESTED with bedbugs. The company that owns it, (260 Moore LLC formerly La Perste) has repeatedly ignored the problem or done a half assed job at exterminating the building. We had to move out of our apartment because we were being eaten alive. At any moment during the night I would awake to at least 6 bugs crawling around on my bed, or on the walls and even falling from the ceiling. I dont even want to imagine what I couldnt see.
To make this even more sickening, 260 Moore LLC and the realtor had asked us TO NOT tell prospective new tenants about this problem and are still currently trying to show the apt. Thankfully I was home when they came and filled them in. They were NOT INFORMED by the realtor AT ALL and left immediately. It makes my stomach turn knowing that eventually they will move another group of people into the building and into a living hell.
There is a twitter account for the building now, check out the pictures for yourselves.
www.twitter.com/260moorebkny
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Tony Bansa 03/23/2010 3:04:00 AM
"Yonah 03/21/2010 6:52:55 AM
Poor landlords - their tenants are quick to complain about these subhuman living conditions, but happy to live in their apartments and not pay rent. Absolutely disgusting."
Hey, Yonah-
I don't think "poor" is the word to describe someone who is making money off of people by putting them in "subhuman living conditions" and not fixing whatever problems need to be.
You should take a look at any standard lease and it would show you, a tenant has the legal right to stop paying rent until the landlord can provide them with a livable home.
I would also imagine people continue to live in these apartments because, you cannot just magically jump from apartment to apartment in a day?
People like YOU disgust me, Yonah.
Great article and hopefully more of these scumbags get the shame they deserve. Absolutely sickening, what a human will do to another for a few bucks.
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Mark S. Morrison 03/23/2010 12:17:00 AM
Why am I not surprised that Moishe Indig is a supporter of Emperor Bloomberg?
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Ashok Karmaker 03/22/2010 9:25:00 PM
a wonderful job. very appreciatable. liked it.
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JB 03/22/2010 9:17:00 AM
Thank you for writing New York's Ten Worst Landlords. When will the 2nd
part be published? My husband and I are moving to New York in several
months and reading this article has made me realize how much research we
need to do before signing a lease. Do you have any resources that you can
recommend for us when trying to find a place and making sure that we are
renting from an reputable landlord?
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Mikeg 03/22/2010 5:51:00 AM
Is it really that expensive to live in NY? Some of the listings for crappy looking walk ups were high. How do working people afford these rents?
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Vickie 03/22/2010 2:40:00 AM
The court should order the slum lord to live in one of the apartments and other tenants will verify if he does.
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Yonah 03/21/2010 6:53:00 PM
Poor landlords - their tenants are quick to complain about these subhuman living conditions, but happy to live in their apartments and not pay rent. Absolutely disgusting.
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Elizabeth Powell 03/21/2010 10:59:00 AM
In WA state if a tenant has a severe habitability issue, the tenant has to give written notice to the landlord of the issue,and then contact the local building department for an inspection, which has to happen within five days. If the inspector agrees that the condition exists and is a threat to the tenant's health/safety, the landlord has seven days to pony up relocation funds (2K or three month's rent,whichever is more) plus the tenant's attorney fees and costs.
This puts the cost of the tenant's relocation on the landlord when they have caused the problem by not maintaining the place. On the other hand we don't have rent control.
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jp 03/21/2010 6:07:00 AM
see ratemylandlord dot com
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jp 03/21/2010 6:06:00 AM
http://ratemylandlord.com/
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Kerry 03/20/2010 10:42:00 PM
Alan Tauber, Tauber Real Estate.
D O U C H E B A G
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patrocolus 03/20/2010 8:51:00 PM
The Indig story is the least surprising of all. The reality is that the Hasidic community, while very solicitous of the wellbeing of its membership, has a long-established pattern of treating 'outsiders' quite poorly - unless the Hasidic needs, or wants something from that individual. Given that Mr. Indig, like virtually all Satmar, almost certainly lost family in the Holocaust, its especially horrific that he's apparently treating his tenants to a 'less than human' standard of care.
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RoughAcres 03/20/2010 8:48:00 PM
NYer, your drift is so far to the right, you're a Nazi.
bruce wayne, dunno what you are implying about 9-11 being a failure, but it doesn't sound good.
jabro, grow a heart.
leo, contact Robert Jackson's office.
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Puzzled 03/20/2010 8:19:00 PM
I don't get it. Why don't these people move out and find a new apartment? What's keeping them living there for YEARS? By continuing to rent from these landlords, they're just enabling them.
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Jesus Pena 03/20/2010 7:31:00 PM
It's obvious that this landlord, is taken advantage of his power
and relation with the mayor and his possition in the jewis communiti.And that his intentions point to get all the tenants out
and convert the building in another upscale rental place.
He must be counting with someone support since till this moment
he is getting away with those violations.
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George 03/20/2010 6:37:00 PM
The turnover rate for all NYC apartments is 5.6%. The turnover rate for rent regulated apartments renting at below market rates is around 1%.
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Unaliable 03/20/2010 6:16:00 PM
You forgot George & Tony Huang of Heights Real Estate Co. (http//www.heightsrealestate.com). Check out the number of city housing complaints against these Ivy League clowns who call themselves landlords.
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Unaliable 03/20/2010 6:14:00 PM
You forgot George & Tony Huang of Heights Real Estate (http//www.heightsrealestate,com). Check the number of city housing complaints against these Ivy League clowns who call themselves landlords.
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jim 03/20/2010 12:27:00 PM
Maybe government should manifacture 666 mark the beast chip on landlord left hand. It's great. you don't get complaint.
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art 03/20/2010 12:24:00 PM
The WORST: Manhattan SKyline Management Corp.
Landlord: Donald Zucker, Rivergate (34th and 1st Ave)
Here's what we went through.
1. Helicopters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdapCrcqSW8
2. Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrYqgEWYbiw&feature=related
3. Management Responses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61RlljLMXBE
3b. City/HPD Violations
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/a/u/3/2MSvW790kaY
4. Decibel meter readings
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/4/JuWnZGDxdJI
5. Attorneys concealing evidence part 1 (letters from management showing intent and malice) http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/5/ebYmv6X7obs
6. Attorneys concealing evidence part 2
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/6/PcKesD6XpKQ
7. Unlicensed Broker for 17 years
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/7/zpk1xRA2pbU
8. Broker concealed heliport
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/8/V8MoXAZ1nu0
9. Broker deposition- how she concealed the Heliport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bKBy-C-zAY
10. Legal Malpractice
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/10/mfOz84C6GFo
11) Please Support Our Lawsuit Against NYC Landlord Donald Zucker
http://www.youtube.com/user/pcplussss#p/u/11/476feXdXyeY
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NetWorker 03/20/2010 8:10:00 AM
One of the best Tenant Revenge/Vindication stories I heard whilst in college in the late 1990's: A hive of bees had nested on the eaves of the patio of an acquaintance of mine. Repeated calls to the management company to remove the pests were summarily dismissed, the last one ending with the secretary stating, "It's nature, just DEAL with it".
When it came time to pay the rent, my friend used a jar to collect about 7 of the stinging critters and placed the rent check in the jar before sealing it tightly and walking over to the property office. Setting it on the desk in front of the manager, she repeated the smug line of the secretary. The bees were gone the following morning.
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katie 03/20/2010 7:25:00 AM
What I find highly disturbing is that this building -684 Flushing- is the subject of ongoing litigation between Legal Services Corp A and Moishe Indig, but that Indig serves on the Board of UJCare, someone that Legal Services Corp A is legally representing in the Broadway Triangle Lawsuit.
Has Needelman explained this to the tenants at 684 Flushing? If not, then it seems as though he's committed a fairly serious ethical violation.
Page 36 of this Legal Services Corp A Document shows that the building is the subject of ongoing litigation.
http://www.bka.org/pdf/BKA_CED_docket_09.pdf
Unless the case at 684 Flushing is resolved, and the Village Voice article seems to suggest that it is far from resolved, then Needelman and Corp A are doing the tenants of that building a major disservice by representing the Indig affiliated, and some would say partially controlled UJCare. Who are these tenants supposed to trust?
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Rich 03/20/2010 6:48:00 AM
Housing court judges should be able to impose long prison terms and death sentences and should exercise their perogitive frequently.
Its also the reason I live in a house.
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Joe Smith 03/20/2010 6:23:00 AM
Why don't you move? You're a bunch of whining pussy communists who don't deserve to breathe the same air as the rest of us.
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Bruce 03/20/2010 6:05:00 AM
Unbelievable. As far as 141 W 119th, I'm suprised (not joking) that this landlord as not been killed by somebody. He's done this crap since 1989 or whatever, and hasn't become a DOA yet? Wow. Is that how NYC is, dangerous as hell for the average folks, but *****s like this, just go on about their merry way? I can tell you if that building was in some parts of L.A. (Especially the eastside or south of 80th st). This guy would not have been carrying on like this for 20 years. He'd be taken off the planet.
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Chris 03/20/2010 3:36:00 AM
I'll gladly help someone move out from one of these scumbags.. just pay for my gas.
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Mikeg 03/20/2010 3:18:00 AM
It's a mystery why these scoundrels or their tenants aren't torching these properties. The Bronx and Harlem were ablaze for 25 years yet I doubt the conditions were much different. Not that anyone would want it to happen again.
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geezer 03/20/2010 2:21:00 AM
How about RA Cohen (Management Co) and Brack Real Estate (owner)?
Making holes with jack-hammers into rent-stab tenants' walls during construction... Pretty bad, ey?
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M.Juliano 03/19/2010 7:55:00 AM
I think its interesting that Indig claims the building next year would be on the ten best, that would be in part because of the city departments fixing the property which they have done and paid for by my and other participation from tenants actions. In fact, had I not pursued legal action with assistance of Robin Fischer and her helper from Cornell University most of the proof would not exist, the landlord would have continued with his threats of eviction while not providing heat in the duration of winter months, and not making requested repairs: such as locks on doors where people can invade the property. He is a slumlord and on the top of the list for a reason. What a waste. He suppports Bloomberg- wow, its extremely difficult to endorse a candidate(lol)- you just open your mouth and make a donation, please-Indig is wasting his (Bloomberg's) money as well the states/city while abusing the court system through legal savvy representatives. Thanks to the city departments, who I will add, does an excellent job for the most part.
Now onto what was omitted from this article,is my letter to a one Miss Oprah Winfrey- while using her website-I decided last year to put out a public service announcement on www.oprah.com detailing how corrupt my building is and out of fear because other tenants were using their gas oven's to heat the building, becuase no heat was provided,and as I posted on that Harpo-Oprah blog - it was shortly after removed by a web moderator/Winfrey employee due to it contained the telephone number to my landlords office- personal or contact numbers are a violation of the websites policy- so, what did Oprah's angels do folllowing writing to me explaining why they removed the post after reviewing it? Not a single goddamn thing. But however her team subsequently had no problem using my other material from that site and letters sent not relating to this particular situation as my real work is writing, drafting plans for a future society and entertainment/music-and as she and her skilled professionals like to use others material for their OWN purposes...and do.
I will not detail what exactly I do in my free time, but its proper enough to be sent to the Noble Prize offices, used by 2 pop stars that feel an imperative need to structure their design and goods partially off my work or conversations. These greedy gay mongering profiteering "charity" showcasers are convincing, until you understand it isn't God helping them -its them helping themselves while entertaining the public to whatever it is they think is good or worthy of their efforts.
period.
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M.Juliano 03/19/2010 7:53:00 AM
I think its interesting that Indig claims the building next year would be on the ten best, that would be in part because of the city departments fixing the property which they have done and paid for by my and other participation from tenants actions. In fact, had I not pursued legal action with assistance of Robin Fischer and her helper from Cornell University most of the proof would not exist, the landlord would have continued with his threats of eviction while not providing heat in the duration of winter months, and not making requested repairs: such as locks on doors where people can invade the property. He is a slumlord and on the top of the list for a reason. What a waste. He suppports Bloomberg- wow, its extremely difficult to endorse a candidate(lol)- you just open your mouth and make a donation, please-Indig is wasting his (Bloomberg's) money as well the states/city while abusing the court system through legal savvy representatives. Thanks to the city departments, who I will add, does an excellent job for the most part.
Now onto what was omitted from this article,is my letter to a one Miss Oprah Winfrey- while using her website-I decided last year to put out a public service announcement on www.oprah.com detailing how corrupt my building is and out of fear because other tenants were using their gas oven's to heat the building, becuase no heat was provided,and as I posted on that Harpo-Oprah blog - it was shortly after removed by a web moderator/Winfrey employee due to it contained the telephone number to my landlords office- personal or contact numbers are a violation of the websites policy- so, what did Oprah's angels do folllowing writing to me explaining why they removed the post after reviewing it? Not a single goddamn thing. But however her team subsequently had no problem using my other material from that site and letters sent not relating to this particular situation as my real work is writing, drafting plans for a future society and entertainment/music-and as she and her skilled professionals like to use others material for their OWN purposes...and do.
I will not detail what exactly I do in my free time, but its proper enough to be sent to the Noble Prize offices, used by 2 pop stars that feel an imperative need to structure their design and goods partially off my work or conversations. These greedy gay mongering profiteering "charity" showcasers are convincing, until you understand it isn't God helping them -its them helping themselves while entertaining the public to whatever it is they think is good or worthy of their efforts.
period.
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Alexis 03/19/2010 6:10:00 AM
Oh yeah her name is ysabell wang and her boss's name is yan wang watch out for them
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Alexis 03/19/2010 6:09:00 AM
I have encountered one of the worst landlords ever. When I first moved in it was " brand new" and the things that didnt work in the apartment were getting fixed soon...yeah yeah. Two years went by and after we told her so many times the problems were still there. In fact the apartment was falling apart and after we told her she did nothing still. We had no oven no seals on the windows, the dead bolt on the front door couldnt be locked cause the seal in the door frame was gone. If we used our microwave the whole buildings power went out. If we all had things on that needed power the power went off. We had no access to our radiator to our fuse box or to our basement. The bathroom had mold on the ceiling that nobody could reach and when we first moved in we told her about that and she did nothing. Finally she texted all of the room mates to tell us we needed to put our keys in the mailbox and thats considered our termination of our lease. I personally was sick of it so I left but I know she took the other room mates to court to try and plee her case.
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jacquelyn browne 03/19/2010 5:18:00 AM
If these are the 10 worst, I can only imagine how many awful landlords there are that did not make the list. I hope that your coverage of these landlords gets some traction. How great would it be to be able to do a follow up story next year that featured improvements, in the buildings, in the conditions, in the laws?!
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Clarence 03/19/2010 3:35:00 AM
Sentence him to live in the building for a full year, and wear an ankle bracelet to prove he does.
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john 03/19/2010 2:17:00 AM
milbank can suck it for all i care the people and works desaire better hope ever thing work out for them....
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CB 03/19/2010 2:09:00 AM
A lot of these sound truly awful. Made me think that there should be a license requirement for landlords that could be threatned with revocation when they have too many open violations. After which the properties could be confiscated and sold off.
Having said that, the 2 bedroom for $618 also shows where there are distortions in the market due to rent control. I cant imagine how that rent can fund the mortgage maintenance and repairs for an apartment of that size.
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john 03/19/2010 1:52:00 AM
I feel sorry for the people who work for them....They on the westside liveing life and the workers over here is being treated like garbage liveing day by day being used....
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Carson 03/18/2010 11:20:00 PM
Um, to correct your math on Bahram "Danny" Hakakian, $382,730 - $159,000 = $223,730, a little less than a quarter of a million, not "almost a third of a million".
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Anon 03/18/2010 10:04:00 PM
This was a great read and I commend you for shedding light on the people who give the real estate industry a bad name.
It should also be said that Mr. Hakakian has at least 14 buildings (all with the same bank), in various stages of the foreclosure process.
Landlords like him simply collect rent, without making capital improvements or providing simple quality of life necessities. They have no pressure to change their ways until the banks create it by putting in a receiver.
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03/18/2010 10:02:00 PM
I live in a Vantage building in Washington Heights that they purchased two years ago, and we have had plenty of leaky ceilings/etc that they take forever and ever to fix.
I've been living in the building for 7+ years and the difference in service from the old ownership has been stark.
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Jabro 03/18/2010 9:50:00 PM
Who cares! And if he have 500 violations?
If you dont like it, just leave the building. I dont think that this is the only building which have violations.
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me 03/18/2010 6:38:00 PM
Uh, I have a sure fire solution. One that is 100% guaranteed to not fail, I will give you a million dollars if it does... do you want to know what it is? Are you ready for this?.....do not rent from this place. SHOCKER, i know! If you dont support him, it stops immediately. No laws need to be passed. No fines need to be issued. It costs everyone but the landlord absolutely nothing! America, stop being so goddamn stupid you retards.
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lnyc 03/18/2010 5:44:00 PM
What about Stanley Wasserman - the owner of 150-152 West 14th Street, where the facade was ripped off with tenants' belongings still inside???!!!
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2009/05/11/destructoporn_battle_of_the_badly_injured_buildings.php
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bruce wayne 03/18/2010 4:06:00 PM
You have legs.
Walk until you are in a decent state to live in.
You have 48 other choices.
These stories make one think that 9-11 was a failure
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NYer 03/18/2010 12:05:00 PM
Anyone notice a commonality among the many landlords? They all seem to be "chosen" people if you get my drift lol.
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geez 03/17/2010 11:49:00 PM
684 Flushing Ave is not in the "East-Williamsburg-Bushwick area," it's technically in Bed-Stuy. Sort of funny that the author's ignorance perpetuates a very prominent bad landlord/real estate agent practice of lying about the neighborhood to increase the rental value of the property.
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Patricia Kelly 03/17/2010 11:03:00 PM
What no Pine Management who own property along the Upper West side near Columbia? He is the biggest douche bag (and his office employees) of them all. Stay away!!! I never knew what the term slumlord meant until I had the misfortune to move into one of his properties. Happy St Patrick's Day!!!
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tarrabyte 03/17/2010 7:36:00 PM
Horrifying that people are expected to pay rent to live in squalor. Why is it not a crime akin to assault to expect people to live without heat, with bed bugs and rats, and in the conditions described. Really, it's hard to even begin to understand the thinking of a landlord who behaves in this manner.
bedbugsnorthwest.com
