Advise to renters in Sunset Park - stay away from 4205 7th Avenue

brooklynpatrol · July 2012

I've started a blog to inform renters about bad landlords and the first one posted is about 4205 7th Avenue.

http://badlandlordsbrooklyn.wordpress.com/

The owners of this building are notorious for not returning security deposits. They will lie and deny that tenants had given a deposit even though it was required at the signing of the lease.

They've done numerous illegal construction on the building and the building itself is unsafe to live due to illegal gut work they've done in the garden level.

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=4205&street=7th ave&requestid=0&s=A03C41B885B461E4F46BD08866A7430E

These owners will also enter their tenants apartments unannounced and without permission. They fight constantly and tenants will hear the shouting arguments daily from 7am until 11pm.

There is issue with lack of heat and the likelihood of the owners using their tenants electricity, essentially stealing it from their tenants.

idlewild · July 2012

Outside of the accusations of stealing deposits and electric and not providing heat, the violations look very light. If, not for the most part, resolved.

armchair_warrior · July 2012

if this is true take them to court cause nyc courts are very friendly towards tenants.

whynot_31 · July 2012

Yes, consult a good tenants rights group, like Pratt Area Community Council.

My experience is similar to Armchairs: the tenants don't need a lot of proof to win. I've always had luck getting the skilled advocates and attorney's to take the solid cases.

the psycho-ologist · July 2012

Be very careful, if you are going to move soon, or are currently residing in a place where you don't want to live for too many years.

In addition to credit checks, many landlords do housing/civil court checks on their prospective renters. If your name appears in a housing court docket, it may be very hard to rent a new place.

I have a friend that suffered in a situation like yours.

landlord · July 2012

What psycho-ologist said.

whynot_31 · July 2012

I wish there was a way future landlords could know which of the potential tenants on the "court list" took action against a landlord who wasn't doing their part of the deal, vs which ones didn't pay their rent.

At present, the landlords seem to just eliminate anyone on the list.

...As a LL, I'd probably do the same thing.

rosita · July 2012

Stay away from 536 40 St. too.

Constant battles to get them to turn on the heat and the landlords go into people's apts when they are not home. If you throw anything away (broken tv etc) they sell it.

Advise to renters in Sunset Park - stay away from 4205 7th Avenue

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