The “worst” landlords? Depends how you count
Right in time for the holiday season, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ list of naughty landlords went live this week,...
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The biggest landlord you don’t know: Meet the 36-year-old behind one of the priciest-ever apartment deals in NYC
Even as he acquired 4,000 apartments over the last dozen years, Josh Gotlib managed to stay under the radar. His $850 million play for...
East Village landlord collected rent from deceased CEO’s account, lawsuit says
A new lawsuit filed by the parents of late Skylight Studios CEO Jennifer Blumin accuses her East Village landlord...
New York’s “worst landlord” pays the piper in $235K city settlement
For New York City’s so-called worst landlord, the rent has come due. In a settlement with the Department of...
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Landlords are their own worst enemy: report
Listen up, landlords: The culprit behind tenant churn has been unmasked, and it was you all along. A report by resident-experience firm Zego found that tenants were twice as likely to turn down a...
After worker dies, Williamsburg condo project paused, GC fined
Construction management firm Gotham New York was slapped with $59,900 in fines at a Williamsburg construction site, where a...
Two landlords hit with big fines for SROs, resi additions
Two landlords — one in Brooklyn and the other in Queens — racked up almost $200,000 in fines in...
National Issue
Multifamily’s trillion-dollar tango
Multifamily lenders and policymakers have taken much the same approach with evictions and mounting debt during the pandemic: Put things off and hope the rental market’s problems resolve themselves before it’s too late. That...
National Archive
Inside the plight of a small retail landlord
David Swerdloff is a far cry from what many picture a Manhattan commercial landlord to be. The 75-year-old owns...
“Disgusting”: Industry accuses rent-strike leaders of exploiting crisis
Real estate industry leaders slammed tenants’ call for a May rent strike, deeming it political opportunism that could backfire....