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Oh, how the tables have turned!
As first reported here on FAA News, back in May 2023, tenants of Prime Apartment who were represented by Attorneys Ian Goldman, Adam Pfeffer, and Cassandra Distefano Esq. of Levin Shea Pfeffer and Goldman, served their landlord and his property manager with a Superior Court lawsuit alleging a long list of illegal rent increases, harassment, intimidation and retaliation.
Immediately following initiation of the lawsuit, the landlord filed a hardship rent increase application with the Lakewood Rent Control Board on the basis that he is bleeding money from this property and must raise rents simply in order to support the economic viability of the apartment complex.
The landlord noticed the neighbors that per the language of the Township's Ordinance, the Rent Control Board has to rule on the increase in 60 days or it is granted automatically. As the (non-existent) Board did not rule on the application by August 9, 2023, it became granted automatically retroactive to 30 days prior. As such, as of August 1, rents were increased to $2,483 as requested in the hardship application to the Rent Control Board.
As the news was broken here on FAA News, back in May 2024, Judge Valter Must tossed the lawsuit completely, agreeing with the landlord that; a) in all this time, the tenants failed to prove any of their allegations against their landlord; b) the Township's Rent Control Board ordinances, including the provisions permitting landlords to file for hardship related rent increases remains valid - despite the fact that the Township Committee abolished the Rent Control Board years ago to help "one of the boyz who was in some trouble," therefore as of August 1, 2023, rents were increased to $2,483 as requested in the hardship application to the Rent Control Board.
In all this time, numerous tenants still refuse to pay proper rent. Many of the tenants owe $20,000 in rent arrears based on Judge Must's rulings.
The tables are now being turned, with the landlord being the one to file lawsuits against all the tenants for the rent arrears.
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7 comments:
Did the landlord go to Bais din, like he demanded from them?
Ian Goldman really screwed over his clients. He should be sued for malpractice.
Now, those who sought a heter arkois are suddenly protesting the use of arkois!
The halacha is clear that once the tenants went to court ,the landlord may continue in court . Had they gone to Din Torah ,then that would not be the case .
The tenants shall force Menashe Miller and the corrupt Township to institute the Rent control board, which should have only non-corrupt individuals on the board. demonstations, throw him out of shul, etc. he did it all for $$$$$$$$$$from Danny Rottenberg.
Even if they reinstituted a rent control board what makes you think it will be any less corrupt than the other boards in this town?
MENASHE THE ABOLISHER could care less about yungeleit, His attitude is the hell with them. The only thing that matters are the special favors he returns to his buddies.
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