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The residents of Hayes Court are taking the rare step of asking a housing court judge to appoint a new entity to manage their buildings—which have racked up 505 open housing violations for gas, heat and hot water outages, filthy common areas, and water leaks.
The Rent Guidelines Board will hold a preliminary vote on whether to increase the rent at the end of this month.
It's the first time the city has removed a landlord in seven years.
It's looking likely that the FARE Act will go into effect in June.
The governor who fought historic rent protections "every step of the way" is now pitching himself as someone who will stand up for tenants.
Commuting to these new housing towers might be a little harder than advertised when the Astoria ferry's not running.
"I have coworkers who are just so frustrated with the court's failure to deal with this that they won't sit down or touch court furniture, and will stand for hours."
Two years after Ohebshalom was deemed New York City's "worst" landlord, his tenants say conditions haven't meaningfully improved.
