tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post4374057539605868755..comments2024-03-28T10:52:18.224-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: The housing limbo of Raphael Toledano's (former) East Village tenantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-92029232217829880442017-05-03T21:36:44.361-04:002017-05-03T21:36:44.361-04:00I own buildings in Manhattan. 600k for an apartmen...I own buildings in Manhattan. 600k for an apartment doesn't make any sense. I also think the Tolendo guy is a moron and doesn't understand NYC real estate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91478622781553675332017-05-02T13:29:13.314-04:002017-05-02T13:29:13.314-04:00I was in another evil landlord takeover of a build...I was in another evil landlord takeover of a building (not Rafi). I eventually took a buyout and my only word of advice is HIRE A LAWYER!<br />My lawyer changed the wording of the buyout contract so that the landlord would owe me MORE for every day they didn't pay me after move out date. (That's not in the usual clauses). Also, the law firm handles the escrow transaction and they're pretty stickly about getting their money!<br /><br />I can't imagine doing it myself. It wasn't a huge amount (certainly not 600K!), but it was far better than if I tried to do it myself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85455894176396270472017-05-02T09:49:07.346-04:002017-05-02T09:49:07.346-04:00@8:18 AM: The buyout was so big it makes you wonde...@8:18 AM: The buyout was so big it makes you wonder if he ever intended to pay it. sophocleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619794822543934239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40751137706136194822017-05-02T08:18:43.745-04:002017-05-02T08:18:43.745-04:00$600,000 for a $1900/mo unit does not sound realis...$600,000 for a $1900/mo unit does not sound realistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41177354877275693002017-05-01T21:41:28.831-04:002017-05-01T21:41:28.831-04:00For most people who want to stay in the city, it i...For most people who want to stay in the city, it isn't worth it to take these buyouts. But if you do, you have to hire a lawyer to negotiate, and you have to have the money in your account before you leave your apartment. I can believe anyone would move out without getting the money beforehand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11319985881986505072017-05-01T16:56:28.110-04:002017-05-01T16:56:28.110-04:00Capitalism at its very worst and not a word from t...Capitalism at its very worst and not a word from the Mayor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36452485151903841072017-05-01T16:46:56.466-04:002017-05-01T16:46:56.466-04:00Beware of Greeks offering gifts. A law should be ...Beware of Greeks offering gifts. A law should be passed that would give the tenant the buy out money up front and only upon the funds being transferred into their account should they give up possession. The City should be on top of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63157037613137873812017-05-01T16:45:57.179-04:002017-05-01T16:45:57.179-04:00Get a lawyer as soon as the landlord makes an offe...Get a lawyer as soon as the landlord makes an offer.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018698439789288968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73295117813366377492017-05-01T15:21:55.440-04:002017-05-01T15:21:55.440-04:00$600,000? What is the best amount to ask for in a ...$600,000? What is the best amount to ask for in a buyout? I've been in my rent-stabilized apt for nearly 7 years. How do we know what is a fair offer? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50008818162465904912017-05-01T14:50:18.899-04:002017-05-01T14:50:18.899-04:00Money talks. BULLSHIT walks. If I had agreed to 60...Money talks. BULLSHIT walks. If I had agreed to 600K from this PRICK I would have an ironclad agreement up-front. Now this poor sucker has no home and no dollar$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77254144579544870802017-05-01T13:18:30.329-04:002017-05-01T13:18:30.329-04:00I wonder why his obligations to those tenants do n...I wonder why his obligations to those tenants do not transfer to the "new" owners? Were they verbal agreements only, or did they sign a contract?<br /><br />I guess I just don't understand landlord/tenant law well enough. I'd have thought the tenants who took the buyouts could maybe place a lien on the building they'd lived in - and my understanding is that a new owner would have to accept the lien, or the previous owner would have to clear the lien, before a transfer of title took place.<br /><br />Somebody please explain, if possible. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12146381689875254372017-05-01T12:44:01.831-04:002017-05-01T12:44:01.831-04:00Doh! Could've avoided all this headache if he&...Doh! Could've avoided all this headache if he'd only picked "West" Village first. Everything would've been peachy, if only he'd gone with "West" Village. No stubborn tenants, no foreclosures over in "West" Village. It is a magical land evidently. Some sort of Valhalla for scumbag slumlords. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34425908343741522692017-05-01T12:20:10.973-04:002017-05-01T12:20:10.973-04:00Its a great article detailing the depth of depravi...Its a great article detailing the depth of depravity that individuals in the real estate business will go to make money. It also shows how unwise and enabling tenants can be allowing building owners to get a way with not paying in full before they move out. It's a caUtionary tale to say the least. RENTERS BE WARE!cmarrtyynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55201047803772689262017-05-01T11:46:33.645-04:002017-05-01T11:46:33.645-04:00If we trust Toledano's numbers, which we reall...If we trust Toledano's numbers, which we really shouldn't, the average buyout was $50,000. If I was a tenant who was not leaving the neighborhood, that would not be enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15244195899944291242017-05-01T11:44:28.484-04:002017-05-01T11:44:28.484-04:00Raffy, Raffy, Raffy
You got it wrong AGAIN
We also...Raffy, Raffy, Raffy<br />You got it wrong AGAIN<br />We also want you GONE<br />but from the face of the earth<br />might not be far enough<br /><br />WE GOT YOUR NUMBERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36824505064546459762017-05-01T11:00:45.419-04:002017-05-01T11:00:45.419-04:00How is this guy able to buy ANYTHING at this point...How is this guy able to buy ANYTHING at this point?Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520062718515861987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36363800327934504762017-05-01T10:58:50.665-04:002017-05-01T10:58:50.665-04:00I felt so bad for these people after I read this s...I felt so bad for these people after I read this story. If I am offered a buyout, and I decide to take it, I am going to get the money before I leave my apartment. Chances are, I will never take a buyout because where will I go in the city that is affordable? I have heard about neighbors in the EV who took buyouts of $10,000. They were long-timers who didn't understand that isn't really a lot of money. Another guy took a buyout of $200,000 and also realized that he would have been better off keeping his apartment after he started looking for a new place to live. You have to do the math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46041265473964383872017-05-01T09:45:32.336-04:002017-05-01T09:45:32.336-04:00So after royally screwing up hs deals in the East ...So after royally screwing up hs deals in the East Village due to poor organization and inability to manage his properties properly, Rafi is fleeing to the West Village, where he thinks tenants are "less organized." That says it all. Rafi thinks he can only make money when tenants don't know their rights. Welcome to New York Rafi, where every tenet knows their rights. <br /><br />His clueless but revealing tstatament also shows a complete lack of knowledge about the West Village, where tenants have been well organized for years, and whose groups have deep pockets to hire the best law firms. He also never heard of Abbie Hoffman, who was a friend of the family, and knew how to organize a protest against anybody, This guy just needs to look at the multi-year efforts residents organized against the NYU expansion and the various Pier redevelopment projects, But no matter where he goes, all tenants have to do is Google his name to find out that he only cares about making money, and his buyout offfers are worthless. <br /><br />And to whoever said that the numbers I posted last time that the buyouts of up to $600,000 were wrong, The NY Times just confirmed the numbers. Just because you were offered less doesn't mean others werent offered much, much more. It's just sad that people were tricked into moving out of rent stabilized apartments and not even given the money they were promised. I guess that moral compasses are all sold out these days.Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.com