'Don't worry about paying me; worry about your neighbor and worry about your family,' Mario Salerno said.
, Mario Salerno. On March 30, the 59-year-old quietly left a notice on the front door of every apartment he owns with a special message for his tenants: “Due to the recent pandemic of Coronavirus COVID-19 affecting us all, please note I am waiving rent for the month of April. Stay safe, help your neighbors and wash your hands.”NBC New York
did, it’s simply the right thing to do. “For me, it was more important for people’s health and worrying about who could put food on whose table,” he told the news outlet. “I say don’t worry about paying me; worry about your neighbor and worry about your family.”due to the coronavirus crisis. “I want everybody to be healthy,” he said. “That’s the whole thing.”One of those, salon owner Kaitlyn Guteski, gushed that the rent forgiveness is a “game-changer” for her.
Paul Gentile, a tenant who lost his job in March due to the pandemic, said the note from Salerno surprised him but didn’t shock him — in the four years he’s lived in one of Salerno’s buildings, he’s always been happy to help. “You don’t see that, especially in a landlord-tenant relationship in New York City. He’s amazing,” Gentile shared withAlthough the move is likely setting Salerno back hundreds of thousands of dollars, he isn’t interested in talking about his own financial repercussions.
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