Real Estate Wars: Resources for Tenants

Real Estate Wars: Resources for Tenants

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MY LANDLORD IS SCUM!

Read about what's happening to me at www.geocities.com/mylandlordisscum/My_story. My reasons for fighting and staying are summarized at www.geocities.com/mylandlordisscum/Last_word See pictures at www.geocities.com/mylandlordisscum/apartment10pix SEE PICTURES OF POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS IN THE HALLS OF THE BUILDING! www.geocities.com/pixofproblems Read about what the landlord's doing to an elderly, frail neighbor at www.geocities.com/mylandlordisscum/Millie Resources can be found at www.geocities.com/resources I'm sick and tired of being pushed around by a greedy, abusive landlord and I'm fighting back - and I want everyone to know about it.  I ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM OTHERS BECAUSE MY STORY ISN'T UNIQUE - I'd be happy to post your story here so other tenants can find out ahead of time how bad some landlords in our area are. I've set up a resources page for everyone to use. Keep checking back!Feel free to submit any resources you'd like me to add! P.S.: December 6, 2005: My lawyer phoned me this morning to let me know that we'd WON our housing court case! If you want my lawyer's phone number, contact me and I'll give it to you. And here's the latest in unsubstantiated rumors: my scummy landlord may actually be trying to sell the building, after all this! February, 2006: The rumor was true - the building was indeed sold, and the new owners seem ok. Hopefully this is an opportunity to start over with a clean slate, but I'm leaving the website up for a while in case I run into new problems along the way. THE STORY CONTINUES! I'VE ADDED A NEW PAGE - SEE www.geocities.com/mylandlordisscum/2006 FOR MORE INFO!

my building in Park Slope

Linked pages on this site

My story

Pictures of my apartment

Pictures of possible violations in other parts of the building

Resources

My story

Name:

Emily Brown

Email:

ehb123@hotmail.com, mylandlordisscum@yahoo.com

Lead411.org - Information on Lead and the harm caused by unnecessary exposure. Is your child affected by Lead Poisoning? This is your resource center for all your Lead questions.

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More pictures of the building

We may have some violations here; at the very least, there are conditions that need to be addressed that the landlord is aware of and appears to be ignoring.

The superintendent, Manuel Perez, testified in court that the roof was new.  It's interesting that it's got obvious water damage from a leak.

here's another shot of the leak from the roof

and one more of the leaky roof just for good measure

There's no lock or alarm bar on the new door to the roof.  This bothers me because it's a safety hazard for my 6 year old son.

None of the hallway windows has screens, which means that we get plenty of flies and mosquitoes in the building during warm weather.

We used to have an inspection certificate in the entryway; the card was removed in the summer of 2005 because it got filled up after Vera Dalcamo's daughter started making building inspectors come to the premises.

Resources for Tenants

For lots of details on NYC agencies, including specific staff members’ names, titles and contact information, consult a current copy of the NYC Greenbook – it’s the city directory, and most libraries have a reference copy on file – check with your local reference librarian. You can also purchase a copy from CityBooks. 311 is supposed to be an extensive switchboard to city agencies, but there’s been some controversy in the news lately about how effective they really are.

Asbestos Control Program
Asbestos Notifications 718-595-3650
Enforcement 718-595-3682

Asbestos adnj Lead Control Program
ph: 718-595-3626 fax: 718-595-3744

Lead Poisoning Hotline: 212-285-4601

Brooklyn Community Board 6 (this is the local community board for Park Slope and vicinity – look in the Courier for your local community board – they list their monthly meetings and phone numbers
250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn NY 11201
ph: 718-643-3027 fax: 718-624-8401 Web: www.brooklyncb6.org

Building Permits and Plans, Department of Buildings, Brooklyn: 718-802-3675

Bureau of Air, Noise and Hazardous Materials Fax: 718-595-4544

Community Assistance Unit
51 Chambers Street 6th Floor, NYC NY 10007
ph: 212-788-7418 fax: 212-788-7754
Mayor’s Action Center: 212-788-9600

Department for the Aging 212-442-1322

DHCR Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, Albany 12207
518-473-2526 / 518-473-2517

DHCR
25 Beaver Street, NYC 10007
212-480-6700 866-225-3427

DHCR Brooklyn Borough District Rent Office
55 Hanson Place 7th Floor Brooklyn NY 11217

Department of Housing Preservation and Development
100 Gold Street, NYC 10038
www.nyc.gov/hpd
Automated Directory: 212-863-5000
Affordable Housing: 212-863-5610
HPD Press Inquireis – Communications – Assistant Commissioner Carol Abrams
ph: 212-863-5176 fax: 212-863-8071

HPD Commissioner: Shaun Donovan
ph: 212-863-6100, 212-978-6100 fax: 212-863-6302, 212-267-2565

HPD Building Registration Assistance: 212-863-7000

HPD Emergency Repairs & Environmental Hazards
Assistant Commissioner Jose Torres 212-863-7718

HPD Enforcement Services
Associate Commissioner Vito Mustacuolo
ph: 212-863-8600 fax: 212-863-8617

Deputy Mayor for Planning and Community Relations
ph: 212-788-6775 fax: 212-788-6717

Fifth Avenue Committee
621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn NY 11217
ph: 718-237-2017 fax:718-237-5366
www.fifthave.org

Department of Homeless Services
161 William Street NYC NY 10038
212-788-9400 / 212-361-8000 Emergency: 800-994-6494
Commissioner Fax: 212-788-9410

Department of Homeless Services
Adult Assessment Shelters/Brooklyn Women’s Shelter
116 Williams Ave. Brooklyn NY 11207
718-495-7874

Neighbors Helping Neighbors
443 39th Street Suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11232
ph: 718-686-7946 fax: 718-686-7948
www.nhnhome.org
Executive Director: Lisa-Nicole Grist

New York Housing Authority
250 Broadway NYC 10007
ph: 212-306-3000 fax – Press office: 212-306-6482

Pratt Area Community Council
201 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn NY 11205
ph: 718-522-2613 fax: 718-522-2604
Anti-Eviction Displacement Watch & Tenants Legal Advice – Enida, ext. 24

Public & Private Residential Complaints
Complaints with landlords: 212-960-4800
Heat complaints: 212-960-4800
Pest Control Dept. (Dept. of Health) 718-956-7103

Rent Administration Offices
Rent Info Line: 718-739-6400
Gertz Plaza Building 92-31 Union Hall Street Jamaica NY 11433
718-262-4000

Rent Administration Offices Brooklyn
250 Schermerhorn Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201

Rent Guidelines Board
51 Chambers Street Room 202 NYC 10007
Rent & Housing Information
ph: 212-349-2262 fax: 212-385-2554

Rent Information – NYS Office of Rent Administration Rent Control and Rent Stabilization: 718-739-6400

Tenants Rights: 212-962-4795

My Favorite Links:

New York City's official website

Fifth Avenue Committee

Relax! There is help out there!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Property Shark gives you LOADS of info on your property, including what your buiding is worth, violations, and local toxic sites!