Land-lord have mercy
Brooklyn is home to the city’s worst landlord: Report
BY TODD MAISEL
Brooklyn is home to the
worst landlord in New York
City, according to a new report
from Public Advocate Jumaane
Williams.
Property owner Jason
Korn manages 13 properties in
Brooklyn, and two in Manhattan,
that made the Public Advocate’s
2019 New York City Landlord
Watchlist — featuring a
combined 2,877 open violations
with the city’s Department of
Housing Preservation.
Korn’ properties — which
are located in Midwood and
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens,
among other neighborhoods
— house a combined 703 units,
where tenants routinely fi les
complaints about peeling lead
paint, rats, roaches and other
vermin, dangerous black mold
and water leaking into apartments,
according to Williams’
report.
The Public Advocate blasted
Korn as the “worst landlord” —
and pointed out that he’s risen
on the annual dishonor list.
“He was number nine last
year,” said Williams. “Now he
is number one.”
Williams presented his fi ndings
at a press conference on
Monday morning alongside
various politicos, including
New York State Attorney General
Letitia James — the former
Public Advocate — who threatened
to take legal action against
landlords who violate their basic
responsibilities.
“They need to know, there is
a new sheriff in town,” James
said. “We will not go silently
into the night, we know the
power of this list and the shame
they will face.”
And Brooklyn is no stranger
to other bad actors, according
to Williams’ report, which
shows that 44 of the 85 properties
owned by the 10 worst private
landlords are in Kings
County.
But, according to Williams,
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams revealed the fi ndings of a new report that showed the city’s worst landlord
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the private landlords misdeeds
pale in comparison to the porous
conditions featured in the
city’s public housing stockpile
— which feature a whopping
290,857 outstanding work orders
across it’s 172,469 units.
“There is one landlord that
gets special ringing at the top,
and that is The New York City
Housing Authority,” he said.
“The city shouldn’t get away
with having 290,000 work orders,
over 100,000 from last
year.”
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