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  • Bronx landlord racks up more complaints

    November 18, 2009 06:32PM

    Jacob Selechnik, one of the Bronx’s most prominent landlords, has $300 million in hand from recent sales and is on the hunt for bargains in the borough’s distressed multi-family buildings, despite being accused of nearly 6,000 building violations, according to the New York Times. At 3525 Decatur Avenue in Norwood, 30 of his tenants were expected to file complaints in housing court today. They say the building is infested with bedbugs, lacks working ramps for disabled residents and a full-time superintendent. But Selechnik, 66, who owned more than 7,000 apartments at the height of his career, has brushed off those allegations, as well as thousands of others. “I don’t think there is 100 percent happiness,” he said. “Because we dig into their pockets every month.” The Department of Housing Preservation and Development claims Selechnik owes $13,855 for outstanding violations.

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