Landlord Suzuki turns self in after housing court accusations emerge

Sam Suzuki, a Bronx landlord who allegedly failed to Make Court-ordered repairs to his building at 1585 East 172nd Street, has turned himself into court following the filing of a warrant for his arrest, according to the Village Voice. Although a Housing Court judge ruled in July 2009 that Suzuki had to make improvements on his 49-unit Soundview apartment building, which currently has 662 open violations, including for vermin, mold, lead paint and leaking ceilings, tenants allege that Suzuki has yet to make any renovations. After tenants at the building once again brought their case to court — and Suzuki’s attorney Kenneth Rosen quit — a housing court judge granted a warrant for the landlord’s arrest. No word yet on which specific charges Suzuki faces or what penalties he could face. [Village Voice]