Squatter sublets NYC apartment while owing landlord $72K in rent
A cunning squatter extorted the landlord of at least $72,000 in rent for a Lower East Side apartment, then sublet it for tens of thousands of dollars in profits, the owner alleges. Computer programmer Thor Boucher hasn’t paid a dime for three years on his discounted $2,000 a month apartment on Essex Street, a two-bedroom, […]
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ gets punched on Rikers Island
New York City’s so-called “worst landlord” was punched in the face within hours of booking himself to Rikers Island on Friday and had to be briefly hospitalized. And the residents of Daniel Ohebshalom’s dilapidated, rat-infested apartment complex can’t help but feel like he was expecting it. “I had to pay for repairs to the kitchen […]
Sherry-Lehmann’s Park Ave. landlord gets OK to finally empty wine from store — a year after shutdown
The Park Avenue landlord of iconic wine retailer Sherry Lehman has finally given permission to remove the storied store’s old shelving, fixtures and leftover bottles of wine that have been gathering dust for more than a year since it closed amid scandal. Obtained. New York Judge Suzanne Adams ruled on March 4 that Hong Kong-based […]
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ wanted for arrest over 700 open violations including mold, roaches and lead paint
Peeling of lead paint. Cockroach invasion. Flashing electricity. Type. These are just some of the dangerous conditions that Big Apple’s “worst landlord” Daniel Ohebshalom allegedly ignored in two Washington Heights apartment complexes, city housing officials said Monday. did. Officials said Ohe Shalom was issued a public arrest warrant and spent two months on Rikers Island […]
Woman falsely accuses her landlord of saying he doesn’t want black tenants â and makes it much worse by involving feds
A Cincinnati woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely accusing her landlord of not wanting a black tenant and making a false statement to federal officials about the case. The US Department of Justice stated: last week. What is your background? Citing court documents, officials said they forwarded multiple text messages to the […]