A housing court judge this week dealt a blow to developer Kent Swig’s plan to evict 23 market-rate tenants from the Sheffield 57 condo conversion at 322 West 57th Street. If the ruling is upheld, developers will not be able to evict market-rate tenants while a conversion is in progress, even if their leases are up and have not been renewed. Swig will appeal. “The law is black and white. If you don’t have a lease and you are not rent-regulated, then you have no right to occupy,” he said. more [NYO]
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Judge rules for Sheffield’s tenants
March 22, 2007 12:00AM
