tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7987037141558097205..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: The Times looks into the real-estate holdings of the Hrynenko familyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59019420205463021162015-04-19T18:26:59.369-04:002015-04-19T18:26:59.369-04:00There needs to be mandatory education and licensin...There needs to be mandatory education and licensing for ANYONE who wants to buy (or who inherits) a building that has tenants in it.<br /><br />NYC should REQUIRE a classroom course AND a written exam that must be passed for anyone who wishes to purchase a tenanted residential building. As we have seen, if you are a landlord, people's lives are in your hands.<br /><br />Therefore, any prospective purchaser MUST be required to <b>PROVE</b> their knowledge and qualifications to be a landlord. This must include providing NYC in writing with the name, address & phone number of the landlord's LICENSED plumber and LICENSED electrician who will do all such repair work at the building being purchased or inherited.<br /><br />And maybe landlords need be required to post a $$$ bond with NYC against things like lack of hot water/heat, etc. that constitute tenant harassment.<br /><br />This alone would eliminate a lot of the Cromans and Icons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26045891933924206052015-04-19T15:12:35.083-04:002015-04-19T15:12:35.083-04:00@Anon 10:09 AM : You say that new construction is...@Anon 10:09 AM : You say that new construction is expensive, but demolishing an exiting building with rent-stabilized tenants can be done legally:<br /><br />http://www.nyshcr.org/Rent/FactSheets/orafac11.htm<br /><br /><i>One of the grounds upon which an owner may end a rent regulated tenancy (rent controlled or rent stabilized) is where the owner intends to demolish the building. However, in such situations, the owner must first obtain the approval of The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR).</i><br /><br />And, yes, repairing the very foundations of a 100+ year old building can be very expensive, more than demolishing it and building new.<br /><br />So the landlords choose instead to not demo and rebuild nor to completely repair but instead they break down some walls and combine apartments into larger apartments, slap some new paint on the walls, put new appliances in the kitchen, and call it "renovated". Just as was done at the two Hrynenko-owned buildings that burned and collapsed, and just as she is doing at her other buildings (which have thankfully finally be tagged with stop-work orders).<br /><br />You did say "Pathetic", and I agree completely; the lack of landlord oversight in NYC is pathetic. Maybe this tragedy will start things changing but previous tragedies did not so I am less than optimistic about this being any different.A Renter Replies to a Landlord Shill ...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9130377409351170772015-04-19T13:57:27.728-04:002015-04-19T13:57:27.728-04:00Anon 10:09 The answer to who should pay for constr...Anon 10:09 The answer to who should pay for construction and maintenance of the buildings is very simply, the building owners. Whoever bought and owns the building is responsible for the its architectural integrity as long as rent payments are being accepted from current tenants. That answer is not only common sense, but spelled out in every lease. Additionally, you're a bit out of touch with reality if you think construction and building improvements cost more than a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the immense wealth that property owners posses. Slumlords in the east village spend more on dinner (literally) than they do taking care of their buildings, making even necessary repairs, and ensuring that their tenants aren't living in a hugely unsafe and hazardous environment.Elle Sturmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298755905867825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24433121063640956892015-04-19T10:09:51.337-04:002015-04-19T10:09:51.337-04:00The bigger issue is all the people who feel entitl...The bigger issue is all the people who feel entitled to a rent stabilized apt for life. The EV/LES is full of 100+ year old buildings. Most prob should be replaced. But that would require new construction which is expensive. Repairing all these buildings would be very expensive. Who pays? The RS tenants who want a rent freeze? No one asks or attempts to answer these questions. What is the long term answer? I know the EV Grieve answer is raise taxes and make someone else pay because I somehow earned/deserve a subsidized apt. Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15557840342670211862015-04-18T18:47:20.613-04:002015-04-18T18:47:20.613-04:00@Anon 3:56 PM and @Elle 4:47 PM : The NY Times has...@Anon 3:56 PM and @Elle 4:47 PM : The NY Times has been shilling for the real estate industry for a long, long time. Typical pieces are "What You Get For $4,250,000". The real estate ads pay their bills and the CEOs bonuses.Not All The News That Fits Will Get Printed ...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35753991288313677222015-04-18T18:23:23.731-04:002015-04-18T18:23:23.731-04:00I bet she is going to use the play dumb defense, w...I bet she is going to use the play dumb defense, which is ridiculous. She is a 55 year old woman--my age! It isn't like she is some doddering widow in her 90s who had no idea how to run a building. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46921726439295097612015-04-18T16:47:13.549-04:002015-04-18T16:47:13.549-04:00I agree with and understand the necessity of repor...I agree with and understand the necessity of reporting investigative details surrounding the incident and those responsible for it... But I personally find it enraging that national media has long since ignored the catastrophe that is the state of NYC landlords and property management in general. Maybe if enough national attention and outrage had been directed at the circumstances that ALLOWED for the fire to occur in the first place, two people would not have lost their lives as a result. Why is there no mention of what's going on with ICON at the building that Stage resides in? Why no mention of Kushner or Croman?!? Why does the media ONLY give ANY attention to situations that have already resulted in death?<br />This is just absurd to me. I wonder to what extent these landlords have essentially paid off the media as well as everybody else in the city.Elle Sturmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298755905867825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36032508322955989622015-04-18T15:56:18.467-04:002015-04-18T15:56:18.467-04:00It's so disturbing to me that this woman has a...It's so disturbing to me that this woman has a sympathy campaign going on courtesy of the New York Times. Boo hoo that she lost her husband "tearfully"—EVERYONE who loses a spouse sheds tears, but we don't kill and displace people and pets and businesses with reckless and greedy behavior. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2641895252839241172015-04-18T13:14:26.361-04:002015-04-18T13:14:26.361-04:00I'll bet she freely doled out hugs:
"Prob...I'll bet she freely doled out hugs:<br />"Problems in the apt? There, there. Come to momma. Tell momma. Don't call anyone else. Here, there. Come right here into my greedy arms and step away from the rent stabilized, landmarked building. That's right. Just a little further...we wouldn't want momma to get charged with manslaughter, now would we?..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34140622247228093282015-04-18T12:57:30.751-04:002015-04-18T12:57:30.751-04:00I can't believe the landlord hasn't even i...I can't believe the landlord hasn't even issued a statement expressing sadness about the loss of life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com