Landlord on Worst Landlord's List

Attention all who may want to move in here: this building is owned by Isaac Schwartz (he uses Shragie as an alias so that you won't find anything if you google him), who is on the Worst Landlords List, and for good reason. This building has multiple cases of active gas leaks that he refuses to repair, bedbugs throughout the building that he refuses to effectively remedy, and a litany of other... [more]

Attention all who may want to move in here: this building is owned by Isaac Schwartz (he uses Shragie as an alias so that you won't find anything if you google him), who is on the Worst Landlords List, and for good reason. This building has multiple cases of active gas leaks that he refuses to repair, bedbugs throughout the building that he refuses to effectively remedy, and a litany of other issues (including a front door that does not lock, malfunctioning mailboxes, and more, all of which leads to this building being in the AEP for the second time under his ownership). This apartment is rent stabilized but you will likely not receive a rent stabilization rider or the required history of bedbugs in the building. In 2013, the rent for this unit was $970.06, and despite a gut renovation that was done without permits until I complained to the city, it is impossible that the legal rent has increased to a flat number of $2300. If you have any questions about this information, feel free to contact me, Eric Britt, at ericrobertbritt@gmail.com. I would love to help you avoid the nightmare in which my husband and I have found ourselves by unwittingly moving into one of this slumlord's properties. [less]