A landlord, property manager and contractor are accused of driving a rent-stabilized family out of their Manhattan apartment by demolishing the building around them.
A Forty-eight-year-old building owner, property manager and a contractor pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Authorities say an agent of the landlord would bang on the family’s door threatening to report them as immigrants in the country illegally.
Prosecutors say the residents were the last rent-stabilized holdouts in a building undergoing renovations in 2015 so the landlord could attract higher-paying tenants. Investigators say demolition work made the building unstable.
Attorney John Carman says the landlord has been “wrongfully accused by a non-paying tenant.”
The property manager’s attorney, Aaron Twersky, said the city’s “narrative is not entirely accurate.”
Attorney Robert Wolf says the contractor is cooperative and not guilty.
(AP)
2 Responses
what does twerski mean by “Not entirely accurate”?
well maybe it’s only 93% accurate?
What a dumb statement for an attorney to make
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