Jailed Manhattan landlord faces new charges of harassing tenants in decrepit buildings
A Manhattan landlord jailed for repeatedly blowing off court-ordered repairs at a pair of Washington Heights properties now faces a new set of legal problems, after prosecutors charged him on Wednesday with harassing tenants through “dangerous and dilapidated conditions” at five of his apartment buildings.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is charging Ohebshalom with harassing tenants at his buildings on 331 East 14th St., 410-412 West 46th St., and 705-709 West 170th St. — a rare criminal indictment for an allegedly neglectful landlord. Assistant DA Chikaelo Ibeabuchi, head of the DA’s Housing and Tenant Protection Unit, said Ohebshalom and four of the limited liability companies he owns had for decades “neglected the buildings with the intended goal of systematically driving out rent-regulated tenants from their homes so he could sell the buildings for a significant profit.”
“It is apparent that Rikers is an unreasonably dangerous setting for , where he remains at high risk for additional physical assault, or worse,” they wrote. Irizarry said Ohebshalom and his associates recently hired contractors to make some repairs, but they seemed to be painting over water-damaged walls instead of making deeper fixes. “It’s like using makeup to cover up a pimple,” she said.
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