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“Is Your Local Courthouse Infested With Bats?”

Nah. Here in NYC we get bedbugs. Although not really in courthouses. Bedbugs are mentioned in NYC courthouses, that’s all. So far. Do other New Yorkers agree that we’d all prefer bats? Well, maybe not, if you take a gander … Continue reading

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Another Housing Court triumph: public housing tenant gets full abatement

Suddenly, there’s a lot of Housing Court news. Of course, since this case involves Sandy’s destruction of one woman’s apartment, it took quite a bit of time, i.e., two years, for this woman to get some justice. But what has … Continue reading

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“In Twist, Tenant Who Was Forced Out Will Displace One Who Moved In”

It’s a Housing Court triumph: a low-income tenant was forced out of her long-time apartment by a landlord who “renovated” the Williamsburg building into such dangerous conditions, the Department of Buildings and other NYC agencies evacuated her. But now a … Continue reading

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