Some EVG Grieve readers shared the following about longtime resident Bobby Gorman's housing situation …. information via GoFundMe…
I have lived in the same East Village apartment in New York City since 1971. As I am the only surviving original tenant, the co-op board now wants me out so they can realize a high profit from my low income apartment. For over 10 years they have used every trick in the book to get me to leave …
In April 2014, the co-op filed the case in New York Supreme Court to force me out. I am a cater-waiter by profession with a very modest income. All I could afford was a low-priced attorney who failed to file the correct documents, then coerced me into signing an affidavit that saved him and condemned me. As a result, on September 15th I got a Sheriff’s Vacate Order. I’ve since had three appearances before Judge Barbara Jaffe who decided on January 9th to terminate my tenancy. In addition I will lose all of my shares in the coop and be libel for a whopping $60,000+ for the coop’s legal fees.
What I desperately need now is to raise $80,000 to cover the costs of an appeal and trial.
I have a good lawyer on board this time who feels strongly about a successful appeal, and trial.
To date, Gorman, a 67-year-old Vietnam veteran, has raised nearly $6,500. Find more details at GoFundMe.
