Landlords

Residents complain of frequent maintenance problems at former illegal hotel

One resident said unsanitary conditions and questionable security have led some tenants to move out recently, which Marti Weithman, director of the Goddard Riverside SRO Law Project, said is often an SRO building owner’s goal.

P.A’.L.A.N.T.E. organizes against landlords in Harlem

At the first awards luncheon for People Against Landlord Abuse and Tenant Exploitation—a local tenants right organization—the directors spoke of their growing programs to protect residents of Harlem, along with an upcoming party, which will feature a piñata shaped like a landlord.